About myself

Hello, my names Josh and I’m an artist based in the Maitland NSW area with a focus on wildlife paintings. Two of my favourite pursuits are hiking and painting so I love nothing more than getting the camera and adventuring out on a bushwalk to find new subjects for my paintings. I really enjoy this process of capturing my own reference material and going back to the studio to browse through the photos. It’s always exciting when I find a brilliant photo where the bird was in an unusual dynamic pose, or I've managed to find a new species I haven't seen before. From these reference pictures I sketch up a design and transfer it to the canvas to create a unique artwork from the experience.

When I do create an artwork from this process, I like to note down for the client a bit of information such as the date I spotted the bird, the location and what I observed. I think if you're purchasing my artworks you must love Australian birds and might be a bit of a Twitcher yourself and would be interested to know a bit more about them. I also like the thought of my clients going out into the bush and trying to track down the very same bird they have hanging on their wall.

My website here will be the centre of my art journey, showcasing my artworks and everything that takes place behind the scenes of the creative process.

If you’re interested in art and creativity, love the Australian outdoors and wildlife or are a fellow bird nerd, I welcome you to join me on this artistic adventure!