As a child I was very shy. I also had a stutter. It took me a while to gain confidence in myself and my abilities. Now that I am almost 40 years old and have made my own way in the world, I still refer to life as a 'confidence game'.
Looking back I don't think shyness has been a very big problem for me. It has given me the chance to take a back seat and really observe the world around me. And this is a privilege. If I was spinning around in the whirl of society, I don't think I could have ever found a vocation in art.
Painting has become the way that I make sense of the world. It is a method to record the beauty of the colours and shapes that surround me. It is also a way to tell stories.
This blog has allowed me to show some of the paintings from the Good Sports series. Below are more of the paintings that make up the Good Sports exhibition that I am co-hosting with fellow artist Kate Bower at the Bapea Gallery in Adelaide until 24 May 2015.
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| 'After the siren' oil on board |
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| 'The set shot' oil on board |
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| 'Frontrunner' oil on board |
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| 'Yellow caps' oil on board |
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| 'The uppercut' oil on board |
