Artist's Palette

The Quirky Side of Life

Rosebud on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula is where my home is now. I was born in Hobart (Tasmania) but I have lived most of my life in the Victorian bayside suburbs.

I am retired from work, after a career in contract accounting and bookkeeping.

I have completed six years of schooling at Chisholm in Frankston: Three years of Visual Arts and three years of Visual Arts – Illustration. I have attended many talks, demonstrations and workshops over the last few

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