Biography

On a holiday on an isolated island near Tasmania I was asked to draw an old boot.  I had never done it before.  The old boot turned out so well – all wrinkled leather and gaping sole.  I was stunned.  So, initially as a means of relaxation, I became interested in art – or rather painting.  I started going to weekly painting classes in Perth in 2005.  I self-taught by painting after work and found I could experiment, combine ideas and succeed.  My confidence has since grown to produce my own impressionistic style of abstract figurative work. 

I now run an arts practice from Maleny in Queensland painting original works for pleasure and exhibition.  I undertake commissions when there is a good fit with the client’s objectives. I am increasingly represented in art exhibitions and competitions.  I was very excited to curate my first solo art exhibition Lost and Found Women 1 in May 2009 at the Percolator Galley in Brisbane.  This exhibition represented the culmination of my skills and a huge personal leap from environmental scientist to artist. In 2010, I aim to exhibit in the Australia’s best known art competition for portrait painters The Archibald.

I trust you will enjoy my gallery.

—Roger Dawson, 2009