"Although my work can be quite detailed, I take a simplistic approach to painting by depicting my subject “as I see it”. I was born and raised in Melbourne but relocated to the country over thirty years ago. I still visit the city regularly, so my paintings reflect both rural and urban life, inspired by my own photography.

For this exhibition, I chose places and scenes that have left an impression on me in some way. Some are from Gippsland where I live, others from my travels around Australia and America. The structural paintings of buildings are detailed and complex while the rural scenes are less structured, more simplistic portrayals of my local surroundings. Old buildings, cafes, shopfronts, pubs and farmhouses are juxtaposed with the peaceful surrounds, mountain views and meandering roads of Gippsland and beyond, perhaps reflecting my own life which combines both city and country."