Women on Wood  W.O.W.

These portraits are painted or created on wood.  The wood is mostly recycled from house renovations and broken down furniture.

I started painting portraits of Women on Wood in Sydney about ten years ago.  Recently I started again.  I have resisted developing a preferred style, but as time passes by I think some similarities will emerge. I start and finish a portrait quite rapidly. There is about an hour's work in each one.  I like to work fast and see what happens as I play with different wood surfaces and use a variety of media including water colours, gouche, acrylics, make-up, glass paint, textile paint and metallic paints.  Some of my portraits include sheet music and other printed papers.  All are sprayed with a clear gloss varnish to protect them.

Welcome 2023 - new paintings

Female flyers - Here is my tribute to Aviatrices

Happy smiling owners of WOW portraits.

Gallery

This set of portraits are water-based paint on wood. Large size tip to 25 cm in height.

This set of portraits are decoupage creations on wood​.  I have used vintage dress pattern illustrations or Edith Head designs and added complimentary heads.  Each is then hand-coloured.

This set of portraits are miniatures.  Water-based paints on wood measuring up to 15 cm in height.

The cat woman series was fun to create.  Water-based paints on wood.  Mid-sized (Up to 20 cm in height)

Here are some WOW portraits from series 1. Mostly larger portraits measuring up to 30 cm in height.