Australian How To Paint

Chasing the Real Thing

I have always been drawn to visual art, and started drawing at a young age and painting in my teen years.

I became more serious about painting in my early 20s, and painted mainly in acrylics from made up work in my head (some quite unusual pieces), and also painting from what was in front of me, such as still life and flowers, plus plein air painting in my late 20s and onward when I could.

I paint mainly in oils, also acrylics and at

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