Growing up in the country, I have always had a keen interest in our wonderful native wildlife. Being retired for 10 years now I have been able to spend more time with my two favourite hobbies - Art and Photography. I have always loved to paint and draw and enjoyed lots of support in this from my family and friendsI. It wasn't until later in life during Covid when I was recovering from Heart surger
y that I started taking a serious interest in photography. On my daily walks I started observing our native birds and soon found myself hooked on the challenge of trying to take photographs of them. MY INSPIRATION
I am at my happiest and most relaxed when I have an opportunity to wandering around our native forests,
observing the wildlife and enjoying the peace and quiet that comes with what some call ‘forest therapy’. I am a strong believer in the health benefits of Immersing oneself in the calming and restorative atmosphere
of forests and other natural environments. An added benefit for me is it provides much of the inspiration for my creative endeavours in art and photography. Up until I got into bird photography I mainly painted Australian landscapes in oils or pastels. So naturally, it wasn’t long before I started to want to paint my favourite photographs of the birds I captured. Only this time I wanted to try my hand at a new medium for me…watercolours. I'm still learning every time I paint and enjoy the process as much as the outcome. I love the way water colours are so vibrant and working wet on wet produce such interesting effects as they interact with the medium and each other. JBH Art
I will be using this page to post my endeavours and document my journey in watercolours. I hope that it provides some interest and enjoyment to those that follow my page as I share the story behind each of my paintings. Soon I hope to offer for sale some of my works either as original pieces or as fine art prints and greeting cards. I hope you enjoy the delight and beauty of our wonderful native birds as much as I enjoy capturing and painting them.
