In 1970, I began my career teaching art in Queensland high schools. During those early years, my personal practice took a back seat to my students, though I continued to create small landscape paintings in the Impressionist style. It was not until the late 1970s, while attending Seven Hills Art College part-time, that my desire to create my own work was truly rekindled. Being mentored by professional artists had a profound influence on me, broadening my horizons and introducing me to a vast array of new media and techniques.

In the early 1980s, a classroom lesson on papermaking sparked a new curiosity. I began exploring the possibility of using paper pulp as a collage medium, an interest that has evolved through many stages to become a central part of my practice today. Throughout this time, the landscape remained my primary influence. I believe this obsession stems from my early years growing up in the country, a connection that has never faded.

After retiring from teaching in 2004, I moved to Stanthorpe to set up a hobby farm. While the move rekindled my love for the land, much of my time was spent on the farm rather than finishing pieces. However, several years ago, I returned to my experiments with paper pulp with a renewed focus on completing a body of work.

This culminated in 2025, when I held my first solo exhibition. The pieces in that show ranged from Impressionistic to abstract landscapes, with some featuring Pop Art influences and found objects. My process generally begins with preliminary sketches or imagined ideas which I develop until a clear direction appears, whether that leads toward a traditional Impressionist view or a more abstract interpretation.

I choose to leave most of my works unframed, as I believe framing is a deeply personal choice for the collector. Each piece is designed to be hung successfully as is, allowing the texture of the work to speak for itself.