Goat Painting Size:40"x60" ochre cushions and walnut wood

ochre cushions and walnut wood

expressive brushwork dissolves the woodland background into a soft haze of sun-dappled greens and warm ivory light

A waterfall tumbles through a narrow canyon in a scene drenched in fantastical colour

when the bush falls quiet and the heat begins to fade

Built up in palette-knife strokes

Goat Painting Size:40"x60" ochre cushions and walnut woodThis painterly portrait shows a horned goat resting on a weathered tree stump, half emerged from a thicket of dark green foliage. Its shaggy coat moves from creamy white to warm tan, lit so that the long fur seems to ripple with the brush. A pair of heavy, ridged horns curve back from its brow, and its calm gaze meets the viewer head on. Scattered ivy and golden leaves catch the light around it, lending the woodland scene a quiet, almost storybook