* North Wharf Docklands 2025
Posted on August 2, 2025
Oil on Board91 x 61 cm The painting depicts the Steam Tug Wattle and the Alma Doepel at North Wharf, in Docklands, Melbourne, based on a series of photos I took in mid 2025 after news that these two historic ships, which are currently under renovation, as well as Melbourne’s Tall Ship Enterprize(not depicted), would […]
* Paintout – Docklands
Posted on March 27, 2025
Oil on Linen Board60 x 45 cm In 2024 there were some artists painting ‘plein air’ at Docklands in Melbourne. Although it was an overcast day, there were still a variety of light patterns on the buildings and harbour and I felt worth doing a painting of the artist at work.
Windeward Bound
Posted on January 12, 2023
Acrylic on Linen Board60 x 45 cm The Tasmanian brigantine rigged Windeward Bound as viewed from the foredeck of the Topsail Schooner Enterprize during one of the voyages where I was a crew member Specifications Windeward BoundDisplacement 120 tonnesLOA 33mBeam 7mDraught 3.2mMain Engine 300 HP Cummins
Endeavour – Quarter Deck
Posted on November 17, 2021
Oil on Linen Board60 x 45 cm The painting depicts the view from the quarter deck of the Endeavour replica sailing off Wilsons Promontory en route to Eden In 2006, after serving as a tour guide on the Endeavour Replica when it was in Melbourne for the Commonwealth Games, I was invited to crew on […]
Watermark II & Shenandoah
Posted on June 21, 2021
Painting Oil on Linen Board 60 x 45cm(Private Collection) The painting shows the H28 class yacht Watermark II and the ketch rigged Shenandoah sailing off the coast at Blairgowrie in Victoria. Both boats have just tacked so they will clear the port mark, and shallow water at the southern end of Port Phillip Bay. In […]
Seraffyn off Kronborg Castle
Posted on June 18, 2019
Painting Oil on Board60 x 45 cm The painting depicts Lin and Larry Pardey in the cockpit of their reefed 24ft timber sloop Seraffyn, sailing past the Kronborg castle in May 1973 The scene is based on a photograph taken by Tom Nibbea, which he provided to the Pardeys and was included on the cover […]