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SLIDING DOORS
Many people don’t realise this, but I am an accidental bird painter….a nature lover who sold bird paintings quite well - while...
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PARADISE LOST
It is the year 1770. English explorer Captain James Cook has just anchored his ship the Endeavour at Botany Bay. The landmass we n...
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RAY CHING - MY MENTOR AND FRIEND
Like worshippers to the throne we approached "Little Chantry". Bradford-on-Avon bustled at the bottom of the hill oblivious to th...
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UNCLE SID
I grew up in Melbourne, the eldest of 3 kids, in a warm extended family. My maternal grandparents lived nearby and encouraged my a...
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COLOURFUL BIRDS: AUSTRALIA VS USA
The early days of my art career were based on my passionate interest in birds – their colours, their mannerisms and their variet...
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ARMED AND DANGEROUS IN AFRICA
Most people want to visit Africa and see the wildlife at least once in their life – and being a keen naturalist, I was no differ...
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MURPHY’S LAW IN ACTION ON KANGAROO ISLAND
We have good friends who invited us to stay on Kangaroo Island recently.  KI, as it's affectionately known, is Australia’s thi...
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FISHY PENGUIN TALES
Penguins never really figured greatly in my “have to see” list of birds in Australia – that was until I started hanging out ...
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AN ARTIST IN PARADISE
Trying not to die while snorkelling around Lady Elliot Island was a bit tricky, as I am not great in the water, however I managed ...
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