Art and Abart

Will I go or wont I; will I go or ...

Patonga Inlet A bloke from Patonga rang me recently to tell me he had seen a painting of mine in a local cafe and had decided to buy it...

There is nothing like a bush walk to revive the spirits. Near where I live is a particularly pleasant one, the walk over the hill between ...

On Sunday afternoon local folk musician met at Patonga Pub. Its a good venue to have a play-along. Tom Flood plays Folk musicians at...

The bush track between Patonga and Pearl Beach is part of the Great North Walk which goes all the way from Sydney to Newcastle. The bush pat...

Patonga is such a quaint and unspoiled place, tucked away behind the hills, between a creek and the sea. I have been painting there fairly o...

Last Tuesday I joined my local 'paint out' group despite cloudy skies as it was the first Tuesday since I moved here that I have had...

Hot weather equals fishing-from-wharf weather. Yesterday was over 30C and this couple were sitting right on the end of the wharf to fish. Ju...

Early morning in Patonga on the Central Coast. I took this photo then went back to bed ... A little while later, my wall turned into a mura...

Last night I went to the Rock'n' Roll night at the Patonga Pub. It is a great pub with a wonderful position on the shore line, no po...

There are a row of houses in Patonga whose only access is by boat. If you want this view... you have to be prepared to ladle water out of yo...

Patonga is one of those places that is lovely, rain or shine. The sand banks disappear and re-appear with the tide and you can sit around ....