2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Artworx Gallery & Gifts. I have been fortunate enough, along with others, to be there from the start. Many other artists have and still do show at this special gallery including my artist wife Tina.

To put it plainly, traditional or representational art is often regarded by the modernists and abstractionists as being rather dated, or worse still, has become irrelevant in today’s world.

Mike states confidence plays a big part in being successful in any pursuit. It is no different for an artist too.

Mike states this view of Waymouth Street in the rain sold about 10 years ago but after that it had many thousands of views on social media and some big sites shared the image. It remains as my most seen painting ever.

Mike says about this painting "Although the sand cliffs at Middleton in South Australia are no where near this big, memories of things distort reality but not the feeling of the day we experienced the scene!"

Nearly everyone has heard of the term and most of us have used it conversation.

‘Some of the best exhibition time, particularly in Australia, is in the Winter…’

‘Near the mouth of Australia’s largest river, lies the serine river port of Goolwa and not far away is Goolwa Beach - one of the most amazing beaches in the world..…’

‘Over the last few years I have painted a series of works based on a group of three trees on the Fluerieu Peninsular in South Australia.…’

‘The art world is forever reaching for the next new thing from the next new exciting artist. Like most things though, stuff gets reborn from that which has existed before…’