Paper Dolls
The Space Between
The Space Between
We are constantly moulded and patterned to fit into the narrow and particular needs of this particular society.
― Doris Lessing
The Space Between
The Space Between
The Space Between
"Human life is fragile: we live in the space between one breath and the next."
Victoria Finlay
Memento Mori
The Space Between
Commitment series
“Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters.”
Margaret Peters
Commitment series
Seduction by Metaphor
Commitment series
“We loved with a love that was more than love.”
Edgar Allen Poe
Seduction by Metaphor
Seduction by Metaphor
Seduction by Metaphor
"The meaning is not in the message."
Hugh McKay
Nobody Own the Moon
Seduction by Metaphor
Seduction by Metaphor
"A heart may burn
A heart may swoon.
But Nobody Owns the Moon"
Michael Genner
Figurative works
Figurative works
Figurative works
The body says what words cannot.
Martha Graham
Nepal
Figurative works
Figurative works
Sketch everything and keep your curiosity fresh.
John Singer Sargent
Music
Figurative works
Music
.Music is the emotional life of most people
Leonard Cohen.
Seasons
Meditations on Pink
Meditations on Pink
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.
Henry David Thoreau
Meditations on Pink
Meditations on Pink
Meditations on Pink
There is no colour in nature to surpass it. ~Robert Lynd, "In Defence of Pink," 1937
A Sense of Place
A Sense of Place
A Sense of Place
People aren't interested in blueprints; they want to sense the painter's involvement and pleasure in the subject. . . . paint a sense of place.
Paul Strisik
The Wild Within
A Sense of Place
A Sense of Place
Stories are medicine. They have such power; they do not require that we do, be, act anything - we need only listen.
Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Moments
A Sense of Place
Stilled Life
We do not remember days, we remember moments.
Cesare Pavese
Stilled Life
Let the games begin
Stilled Life
Art to me is an anecdote of the spirit, and the only means of making concrete the purpose of its varied quickness and stillness.
Mark Rothko
Let the games begin
Let the games begin
Let the games begin
Citius, Altius, Fortius
Snapshots
Let the games begin
Let the games begin
When I take a photo I snap a small part of what I see. When I draw what I see, I capture a snapshot of life at that time. S.R.Hogan
abit about me
other areas of expertise
a bit about my process
As a child I would paint on any available surface. This self portrait, painted when I was nine was on discarded shirt box. It's still hanging on my parents' wall. The shirt has long worn out but the box is still going strong!
I like to explore different styles and the expressive qualities of media and colour. My works range across the expressive, conceptual and abstract referencing personal experiences relationships, context and metaphor.
My work now spans six decades and has become my way of documenting places, people and experiences in a way that I hope resonates with others.
a bit about my process
other areas of expertise
a bit about my process
I work in whatever style grabs me at the time or is suggested by the surface I’m working on. I’ll use anything and everything to paint with. I like to work quickly but having said that I’ll keep working on the same thing until it feels resolved. I love to work on second-hand canvases because they often present unique challenges and can often take work in unexpected directions. Sometimes works emerge organically, others are inspired by preparatory sketches.
I’m not interested in representing subject matter realistically but do strive to create work that elicits an emotional response which is why I often play around with different colour palettes.
other areas of expertise
other areas of expertise
other areas of expertise
I have had a diverse career teaching students in preschool, primary, secondary and tertiary settings as well holding many senior leadership positions in education.
I was formerly the NSW Principal School Principal Advisor for the Australian Curriculum, primary principal representative for Curriculum NSW Education Standards, Principal Liaison to the Director or Early Learning and Primary Education, principal of two primary schools and have held consultancy positions in gifted and talented, curriculum, assessment and reporting and the creative arts.
Over the years I have composed many original songs, musical and artworks. Since retiring I have returned full time to pursue my love of art and music