In August I went back to Illara Waterhole with Sandrifter Safaris and a group of other artists to paint. Painting and sketching for larger work to do back home is what I usually do- but this time I decided to try something else- drawing.

‘Painting -Holidays -in- France with Simon Roberts’- I saw it on Facebook! It jumped out at me. I found that this holiday was a weeks painting in the South of France in a small village called Pouzoules near Beziers. I had to go!!

Eleven artists met me at Mt Isa for the start of our adventure painting in the Gulf country…

It’s a big step and a daunting one to bare your soul to the world and have a solo exhibition. What can you do to ease the stress of it all?

A 13 day artistic journey with Val Johnson through wonderful landscapes, spectacular gorges and mighty rivers, painting our way through the Kimberley…

We met in Alice Springs for our journey to paint the outback all the way to Adelaide. There were 14 artists with one thing in mind- PAINTING!

It all begins with an idea.