Fraser, Canberra

classes: Painting

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An Invitation to Paint What You Love

My art story began with ants.

When I was four or five, I remember lying flat on my belly in the hot, sandy dirt of the Western Australian bush, mesmerised by hundreds of red bull ants racing around their underground city. I watched them meet and gesture with their stick-like legs, disappear down tunnels, and re-emerge carrying twigs, leaves, and heavy clods of wet clay — which, in my imagination, they used like cement to build their world.

I was utterly absorbed. I wanted to know what was happening beneath the surface — so much so that I poked around with a stick, until the ants burst out in outrage to defend their home. When one bit my big toe (and if you know bull ants, you’ll understand), I ran howling back to the house.

As Mum patched me up, I couldn’t stop talking — about the ants, the tunnels, the hidden chambers underground. She simply said, “Draw it for me.”

So I did. A horizon line. Wriggling tunnels beneath. Stick-leg ant people. Balls of dirt. Eggs and baby ants tucked away in secret places.

That moment felt like magic.

Since then, I’ve never stopped being fascinated by the land — by dirt and mud and water, by what lies on the surface and what flows unseen beneath it. Earth makes me feel grounded. At peace. At home.

That’s the spirit behind my masterclasses.

I invite you to come and paint where you live — your own land, your own light, your own textures and stories. Together, we’ll slow down, look closely, experiment freely, and translate the character of place into expressive, personal work. You don’t need to travel far to find inspiration. It’s already beneath your feet.

Come and explore it with me.

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