
Rainbow Sisters




At 21cm x 30cm this is a study for a much bigger painting, also on this feed. Narrow neck is a much loved ridge north of Katoomba. Kanimbla and the Megalong Valley can be seen in the distance.

Lincoln’s Rock is one of the favourite lookouts in the Blue Mountains. There is a beautiful subtle geometry in it’s ancient forms. There is also a lot of mindless carving of names and initials.

I love watching the cloud shadows rolling over the hills and mountains changing the mood and marking the moments.

The combination of rural hills and a Blue Mountains backdrop makes Kanimbla a subject that I keep going back to. I saw something that day that reminded me of the great Austrian/Australian painter Eugene Von Guerard



The title referrers to The Putty Road that links the Richmond area to the Hunter Valley via The Great Dividing Range. The pinnacle of rock reminded me of a cairn.

This painting of the Western Escarpment of The Blue Mountains, looking towards Blackheath gave me plenty of opportunity to work a lot of rhythmic brushstrokes into my interpretation that hopefully complement each other in a polyrhythmic way, just as I believe nature does.