Thanks for stopping by my website! I'm just about to celebrate nearly 16 years of running creative workshops in Queensland, bringing some of Australia's most exceptional tutors to our doorstep.

This adventure started in Mt Tamborine as Wisteria Cottage Fine Art Workshops, inspired by the beautiful English Wisteria vine growing outside my studio. The studio could accommodate 12 people at a squeeze, and no one seemed to mind. 

I also wanted to learn oils and acrylics from the best tutors available in Australia, which ticked all the boxes. I had already studied pastels for around six years and watercolour while living down the Gold Coast at the Royal Queensland Art Society Broadbeach chapter.

Sadly, after many years on the mountain and nearly two hundred workshops later, our family decided to move closer to the sea for health reasons. So, nearly five years ago, our family took the huge leap and moved the studio and our home to the beautiful Moreton Bay Region of Qld.

We still offer our small boutique art workshops now based on Bribie Island and Beachmere
 
More recently, I've focused on providing weekly tutoring, which I enjoy, or hosting at one of our regular art retreats with a great artist and friend of about 20 years. Tricia Taylor, who is a great all-around artist and Master Pastellist.
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My SHORT story:
I have been involved in the arts for over twenty-five years and have held exhibitions over the last fifteen. This all began with my love of creativity taking hold at an early age, as I studied commercial art at East Sydney Technical College, which lit the creativity flame.  After a few years of art-making, I redirected my creative urges toward photography, exploring the world through a lens for many years as a commercial photographer, also driven by the need to earn $ to support a young family

After photography, my business background was varied, I owned many businesses; however, my career ended up in stockbroking, investment strategies, and consultancies for accountants and law practices.

I was very fortunate to retire early from the corporate world  so I returned to my first love and passion: creating. Thankfully, I still have an intense itch to paint that has now become my life all over again

I love sharing my knowledge and the struggles I went through as a student for many years, so now I teach oils and acrylics to students , as well as mentoring those who attend our workshops and retreats 

Primarily, if I had to be labelled, I am a landscape artist who also loves seascapes, the outback, and nature. Notwithstanding this, I enjoy painting a variety of subjects

Please feel free to explore my work on my website Gallery, and if you have a commission that you would like painted, don't hesitate to get in touch with me

I am proudly  represented by the Seaview Artists Gallery at Moffat Beach - Sunshine Coast

A complete Bio and Artist's Statement are available by request
 
Happy painting, and thanks for stopping by

Ron