Today i wanna show you a small colorstudy on stonepaper . I like to achieve these effects and the roughness just with color

one of my last paintings for 2021

Its such an honour to be among this amazing groups of artists

From my Nebula series, this one is 50x50 cm in size!

These are experiments in splattering paint over a stained, dark canvas, so for the first time I am actually experimenting more with actual paint rather than using other media for textural effects. Splattering and marbling, working more with pours on canvas.

My morning coffee had not yet touched my lips when with finger poised to delete junk from my spam box,

my bleary eyes fell upon what I thought was the classic “If it is too good to be true, then it is not true!”

The email was well written and had an image of one of my Jacaranda paintings.

So I took a second look at the message that purported to be from a highly respected graphics company, which in essence said:

“We would like to use a digital image of this painting for a layout on a book cover. Please let me know if this is possible and how much does the image cost?”

Fortunately instead of immediately deleting it I made some enquiries (with the help of Prof. Google) and found that the graphics company existed,

so too did the writer of the message and the seemingly ‘too good to be true’ claim that my artwork, out thousands of Jacaranda images online, was wanted by

the ‘largest book publishing company in Italy and third largest magazine publisher in France, was 100% genuine!

I produced a new painting for them and called it ‘Jacaranda Journalism’

Never did I think that a self taught artist from Australia would produce a painting that finished up with a 2,000 print run for the cover of a novel.

It was a great boost to my confidence as an artist but it left me wondering ‘What if I had deleted the message? Would I ever have realised my mistake’

Since then ten of my paintings have been used in a thesis on Jacaranda trees by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

W hen I think “I was the kid that failed almost everything at school” I find it quite humbling.

'God's creation, my inspiration. He put the art in my heart' Rex Woodmore Australian ‘Family Friendly’ Paintings.

Feels amazing to receive the photo of your painting at its new home, and the collector choosing to place the painting first ! even before unpacking.. ☺️❤️

I am working on a large black and white lyrical abstract painting with a touch of gold. Influenced by my favorite jazz playlist as the paint dances on the canvas.