Watercolours : Scenes

The artist favours watercolour for flower and nature studies and has produced countless portrait studies in watercolour, including babies and children.  She sometimes combines watercolour with mixed-media, pen, and pencil, using pure watercolour for landscape compositions and more finished portraits.  The compositions for the artist’s major acrylic paintings are developed through preliminary watercolour sketches.

Her landscape compositions are influenced by the poetic approach of Chinese masters who capture the essence of a scene after immersing themselves in the environment. This all-encompassing perspective is in direct contrast to the limiting “snapshot” view painted at the scene.  In some of her watercolour landscapes she paints on crumpled Japanese paper to create a shimmering textural effect.

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List view
Scenes
99 Works to view
99 Works to view
Scenes: Atmospheric landscapes composed in the studio: trees, rivers, rocks, cliffs. Plein air (early works) include bush, desert, sunsets and coastal scenes. City scenes include: streets, buildings, backyards, factories, and construction sites.
  • Cliffs and gums, Murray River 2011
    fibre-tip drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    21.0 x 29.7 cm
    W-2011
  • Goulburn River (escarpment) 2004
    drafting pen, black ink and sienna ink with watercolour
    32.0 x 40.2 cm
    W-2004
  • Cat in snow, backyard, Weesp, Netherlands 1991
    watercolour and drafting pen, black ink
    41.0 x 31.0 cm
    W-1991-1
  • Gossip in Kent Street, Millers Point 1986
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1986
  • Slate roofs along Kent Street, Millers Point 1986
    watercolour and drafting pen
    38.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1986
  • Ash Wednesday bushfire 1986
    aka Ablaze
    watercolour and singed paper collage
    98.0 x 71.0 cm
    W-1986
  • Kerry's washing (Kent Street backyard clothing lines) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Rank Kirby Furniture Factory, White's Creek, viewed from Annandale 1985
    watercolour and drafting pen, brown ink
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1985
  • Greyhound and washing, Kent Street (washing in wind) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Backyards in Kent Street, Millers Point: Expectant Kerry 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    41.9 x 58.6 cm
    W-1985
  • Backyards in Kent Street, Mrs Mac feeding cats (washing in wind) 1985
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    37.2 x 49.2 cm
    W-1985
  • Stacking steel beams, WH Williams & Sons factory, Silverwater 1980
    pencil with ballpoint pen, blue and black ink and watercolour
    42.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Metal workers, WH Williams & Sons factory, Silverwater 1980
    pencil with ballpoint pen, blue and black ink and watercolour
    42.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Innenhof, Kreutzberg, Berlin 1980
    watercolour
    30.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1980
  • Fire in the rain 1978
    pencil and watercolour
    27.1 x 36.5 cm
    W-1978
  • Silver and ochre gum, Mongarlowe River 1978
    watercolour
    52.5 x 37.5 cm (foxed)
    W-1978
  • Gnarled pines, Jindabyne 1978
    watercolour
    38 x 56.5 cm
    W-1978
  • Flooded Mongarlowe River: raging torrent 1978
    watercolour
    38.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1978
  • Flooded Mongarlowe River: submerged trees 1978
    watercolour
    57.0 x 76.0 cm
    W-1978
  • Across the gorge 1977
    aka Colo Heights: Sunlit Escarpment through Gums
    watercolour
    41.0 x 96.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Mountain Lagoon Rd (Colo Heights) 1977
    drafting pen, brown ink and watercolour
    36.9 x 53.4 cm
    W-1977
  • View St, Annandale with Balmain Power House 1977
    drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    36.8 x 53.4 cm
    W-1977
  • Spencer's Crossing, Kosciuszko National Park 1977
    watercolour
    31.5 x 68.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Brachina Gorge (Flinders Ranges, SA) 1977
    watercolour
    46.0 x 59.0 cm
    W-1977
  • Goalen Point from Murrah Gardens 1976
    watercolour
    54.0 x 75.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Rocky incline, Old Northern Road 1976
    watercolour and drafting pen, brown ink
    56 x 38 cm
    W-1976
  • Lilyfield: View across White's Creek (from 278 Annandale St.) 1976
    drafting pen, black ink and watercolour
    29.9 x 42.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Crackenback River 1976
    watercolour
    36.0 x 96.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Struggling gums, Cattai Ridge 1976
    watercolour
    12.0 x 21.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Lee-Ann and Wayne with go-cart 1976
    watercolour
    21.0 x 29.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Cattai Ridge (small) 1976
    watercolour
    16.0 x 34.0 cm
    W-1976
  • Cattai Ridge 1976
    watercolour
    61.5 x 71 cm
    W-1976
  • Little Cattai Ridge 1975
    watercolour
    20.0 x 45.0 cm (est.)
    W-1975
  • Wollangambe Wilderness (Blue Mountains) 1975
    watercolour
    63.0 x 97.0 cm
    W-1975
  • Shakeshaft's waterfall 1975
    watercolour
    76.0 x 65.0 cm
    W-1975
  • Wollondilly River 1975
    Commended, 16th Ryde Art Exhibition 1976
    watercolour
    40.0 x 50.0 cm
    W-1975
  • Bogan River in flood 1974
    watercolour
    61.5 x 71.0 cm
    W-1974-1
  • Apple Orchard in blossom, Bilpin 1973
    pencil and watercolour
    25.2 x 35.1 cm
    D-1973
  • White Bay Power House from Glebe Point, timber mill with derrick crane in foreground 1973
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1973
  • Mirror image banksias 1973
    (Banksia sp.)
    watercolour
    24 cm dia.
    W-1973
  • Crescent Bridge and Johnstons Creek Canal 1973
    pencil, felt-tip pen and watercolour
    27.5 x 37.9 cm
    W-1973
  • The edge of the lake 1972
    aka Umber
    watercolour
    35 x 46 cm (var.)
    W-1972
  • Corner shop Annandale, Piper and View Sts - 'Shelley's Famous Drinks' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Corner shop Annandale, Piper and View Sts - 'Groceries' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Corner shop Annandale, Piper and View Sts - 'Billy Tea' 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 25.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Indian family in Glebe Point Road 1972
    watercolour and ballpoint pen, black ink
    20.0 x 33.0 cm
    W-1972
  • Clearing 1971 c.
    aka Moonlight 1
    watercolour
    33 cm dia (est)
    W-1971-c
  • Five trees 1971
    watercolour
    43.0 x 56.5 cm (est.)
    W-1971
  • Tree group 1971
    watercolour
    40 x 57 cm (est)
    W-1971
  • Silver rock and river reflections 1971
    watercolour
    14.0 x 30.0 cm
    W-1971
  • Ridge, Lane Cove River National Park 1971
    watercolour
    20.5 x 25.5 cm
    W-1971
  • Broken branch, Second Creek, Ivymeade, Burnside 1971
    watercolour
    56 x 78 cm
    W-1971
  • After rain 1971
    aka Bush After Rain
    watercolour
    37.5 x 45 cm
    W-1971
  • She-oaks by the Upper Colo 1970
    watercolour
    35.0 x 48.0 cm (est.)
    W-1970
  • Down and out in Glebe 1970
    watercolour
    43 x 32 cm
    W-1970
  • Sunlight on water 1970
    aka River island
    watercolour
    36 x 42 cm
    W-1970
  • Summer along the Hawkesbury 1970
    watercolour
    35.0 x 53.2 cm
    W-1970
  • Old rocks 1969 c.
    watercolour
    35.0 x 51.0 cm (est)
    W-1969-c
  • Bush moot 1969
    (holding image until work located)
    watercolour
    50.0 x 67.5 (est.) cm
    W-1969
  • Moonlight 2 1969
    aka Moon
    watercolour
    33 cm dia (est)
    W-1969
  • Oberon landscape 1969
    watercolour
    51.0 x 61.0 cm
    W-1969
  • Boys crabbing in estuary, Gosford 1969
    watercolour
    55 x 68 cm
    W-1969
  • Rock study 1969
    watercolour
    51.0 x 77.0 cm
    W-1969
  • View of the Lane Cove River 1967
    watercolour
    50 x 72 cm
    W-1967
  • Twisted pine branch 1967
    watercolour
    28.5 x 38 cm
    W-1967
  • Forked tree, Ku-ring-gai 1967
    watercolour
    58 x 79 cm
    W-1967
  • Blue Mountains rockface 1964
    aka Ridge
    watercolour
    33 x 58 cm
    W-1964
  • Sleaford Bay headland, Port Lincoln, South Australia 1962
    watercolour
    39 x 58 cm
    W-1962-1
  • Blue Mountains ridge 1961
    aka Rugged Landscape
    watercolour
    11.0 x 39.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Flowering saltbush, Euriowie Creek 1961
    (Atriplex nummularia)
    watercolour
    38.5 x 55.5 cm
    W-1961
  • Ships in the Harbour 1961
    watercolour
    23.5 x 38.5 cm
    W-1961
  • Three trees 1961
    watercolour and crayon
    39.0 x 56.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Washing day, Broken Hill 1961
    watercolour
    28.0 x 38.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Hilltop houses, outskirts of Broken Hill 1961
    watercolour
    39.0 x 56.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Woolloomooloo from The Domain 1961
    watercolour
    30.0 x 40.0 cm
    W-1961
  • Sleaford Bay, Port Lincoln, South Australia 1961
    watercolour
    39 x 58 cm
    W-1961
  • Louth Bay, SA 1960 c.
    watercolour
    56.0 x 51.0 cm
    W-1960-c
  • Ship and jetty (Kangaroo Island) 1959
    aka Ship, people on jetty fishing, Kangaroo Island
    watercolour
    26.9 x 36.4 cm
    W-1959
  • Salt lake (near Port Lincoln) 1959
    (near Port Lincoln)
    watercolour
    52.5 x 36.0 cm
    W-1959
  • Two gums, Ivymeade, Burnside 1959
    watercolour
    26.1 x 22.8 cm
    W-1959
  • Two gums, Frome Road, Adelaide 1959
    watercolour, pencil and cray-pas
    37.5 x 26.5 cm
    W-1959
  • Gulls and workmen, Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide 1959
    aka Workers at the Port
    watercolour and drafting pen
    25.5 x 27.0 cm (irreg.)
    W-1959
  • Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide 1959
    watercolour and white crayon
    46.0 x 33.8 cm
    W-1959
  • Off-loading, Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide 1959
    watercolour and pen
    24.9 x 39.8 cm (var.)
    W-1959
  • Winter trees, Second Creek, Ivymeade 1959
    watercolour
    54.0 x 36.8 cm (irreg.)
    W-1959
  • Boys cockling, Port Lincoln (Brother Bill from three views) 1959
    watercolour
    28.5 x 51.5 cm
    W-1959
  • Spring (Adelaide foothills) 1959
    aka Almond blossom, Torrens Valley
    watercolour
    30.5 x 43.0 cm (mount window)
    W-1959
  • Buckland Park gums 1958
    watercolour
    24.1 x 18.1 cm
    W-1958
  • Autumn poplars, Second Creek, Ivymeade 1958
    watercolour
    24.6 x 36.5 cm (irreg.)
    W-1958
  • Adelaide Plains from foothills with summer grass 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    35.6 x 26.5 cm
    W-1958
  • Gum and cows, Buckland Park 1958
    aka The Gum in the Paddock
    watercolour
    36.5 x 26.9 cm
    W-1958
  • Aunty Dot's hens at Grandpa's workshop 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    26.9 x 34.7(t)-34.9(b) (var.) cm
    W-1958
  • Grandpa's stables (Ivymeade), Stonyfell Quarry in distance 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    27.0 x 36.8 cm
    W-1958
  • The Simpson's (looking from the balcony at Ivymeade) 1958
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    27.0 x 36.8 cm
    W-1958
  • Two gums, outback creek 1958
    watercolour
    25.9 x 24.6 cm (mount window)
    W-1958
  • Christmas tree 1957
    watercolour
    36.7 x 27.0 cm
    W-1957
  • Mount Gipps, Broken Hill 1957
    watercolour with pencil underdrawing
    23.2(l)-22.8(r) x 36.4 cm (irreg.)
    W-1957
  • Broken fence, Ivymeade 1957
    watercolour
    25.8 x 24.7 cm
    W-1957
  • Stonyfell Quarry, Burnside (viewed from 'Ivymeade') 1957
    watercolour
    30.6 x 27.0 cm
    W-1957

Watercolours : Scenes 99 Works
Watercolours : Scenes 99 Works

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