Australian Chamber Orchestra

Painting while watching musicians at work is one of my favorite pastimes, and members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra have frequently been my subjects. My many sketches have resulted larger works submitted for portrait prizes. The sketches and paintings are gathered together in the new book The Painted Orchestra. Proceeds of these works are being donated to the ACO education program.

Close up of Aiko Goto playing violin
774 Aiko Goto, 2005
Watercolour 76 x 56 cm
Helena Rathbone playing violin. She has her eyes closed and wears a flowing blue shirt
693, Helena Rathbone, 2004
Watercolour 76 x 56 cm
1871 Richard Tognetti, 2009
Acrylic/Oil on Canvas, 101 x 76 cm
Painting showing a violinist (Richard Tognetti) moving as he plays with the orchestra suggested in the background.
1892 Tognetti in Action
Acrylic/Oil on Canvas, 101 x 76cm
Satu Vanska sitting with violin on a Green Background
2970 Satu, 2016
Acrylic/Oil on Canvas, 102 x 76 cm
Richard Tognetti on a bright blue background, playing a pink violin
2226 The Pink Violin, 2010
Acrylic/Oil on Canvas, 90 x 60 cm
Aiko Goto in a red dres playing violin
773 Aiko Goto 2, 2005
Watercolour 56 x 76 cm
Helena Rathbone in blue playing her violin
695 Helena Rathbone, 2004
Watercolour 76 x 56 cm
Timo-Veikko Valve plays cello, all in blue
3099 Timo Veikko Valve 2023
Acrylic on Board, 45 x 60 cm