Honolulu

 This design was influenced by my relocation from Melbourne in 1996 to

the warm, seaside location of Noosa, Queensland.

I was inspired to paint a Tropical & typical 'Day at the Beach' scene .

Originally I painted large acrylics on canvas for my 'Sun,Sea,Style' inaugural exhibition in Noosa

Feb'97, followed by a series of Watercolours  the same year for the

Stephanie Hoppen Gallery in Knightsbridge, London.

Whilst in London I met with the charming Monsiuer Patrick Frey of the world-reknowned

French Textile House, Pierre Frey Fabrics, who commissioned me to translate my

Day at the Beach theme into a fabric design for him.  The fabric HONOLULU was

launched by Pierre Frey Fabrics in 2001, in 2 colourways,  and is now available worldwide through

Interior Decorators and Designer Fabric Showrooms.