Colourful, expressive oil paintings inspired by wildlife and nature.

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Close-up of two tawny frogmouths in a colorful, impressionistic painting style. The birds have large, expressive eyes and feather textures in shades of brown, white, and black.

Huddle

Painting of a bee lose and impressionistic

Alight

Original platypus oil painting

Bloop

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Hello and Welcome!

I’m Ro, a self-taught oil painter and teacher based in regional Victoria. I paint wildlife, pets and the little characters I find in nature, with lots of colour, expressive brushwork and a lot of personality.

When I’m not painting, I also teach oil painting workshops designed to help people have a go, learn a few things and enjoy the process.  Discover more

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Kind words from my students

  • "I’ve been a long time admirer of Ro’s stunning artwork, and am extremely happy to have a few of her pieces in my home. The online shopping experience was seamless with fast shipping, with the canvases beautifully packaged, arriving in perfect condition."

    — MICHELLE

  • "Service was excellent. The ordering system worked well and the painting was removed from the listing as soon as it was selected to ensure it was liked to me. The painting was moved from display very soon after it was purchased on line and Ro was able to deliver the painting to home - a great help under the circumstances. Great to have such a talented artist living locally."

    — GEOFF

  • "What more can I say! I honestly thought it was her little face only - this is the best!!!!

    — JEN

  • "I love him so much. It’s perfect Ro. Thank you so much 💓💛☺️"

    — SAM

  • "Your painting of Jazz is sooooo beautiful, you have captured her gorgeous little spirit so well! I miss her so much, she was the bestest friend a gal could have. Thank you! 😘"

    — DEA

  • "Oh Ro! He’s just so gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us."

    — VALERIE

  • Tommy's painting arrived yesterday. It is very, very good. You've captured him perfectly, especially his eyes and the slightly melancholic expression he often displays. Thank you for your wonderful work

    — PATRICK

  • The workshop was a fantastic experience and I will be very interested in any classes you run in the future. Had a wonderful time and you are a super teacher.

    — JULIE

  • Absolutely loved the workshop!

    — KELLIE

  • Absolutely wonderful day. Loved learning to use oils.

    — LEANNE

  • Many thanks. Terrific (workshop). I will definitely recommend.

    — ANNA

  • Very enjoyable, thank you! xx PS. Love the take home notes! (Feedback after wren workshop)

    — DEA

  • It was fabulous fun! (Feedback after wren workshop)

    — ANDREA

  • I recently received a painting of Thomas for my birthday. It was painted by you. I wanted to sincerely thank you as the resemblance to him is uncanny. It resides pride place on my TV cabinet, so everyone can see it. Thank you again.

    — BEVERLEY

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Hi, I’m Ro 👋 I’m a self-taught artist from Central Victoria. I paint mostly in oils — birds, bees, animals and anything else that makes me think, I need to paint that. By day I work in tech, and outside of that I’m hyperact
The bees are here! 🐝 What started as a little experiment - painting tiny bees on paint colour swatches somehow became a collection of twelve. And after you asked about prints, I’ve finally made them happen. 😊 All 12 are now available to pr
From tiny bees to one big bee. 🐝 After spending so much time with my tiny paint-swatch bees, I thought it was time to go a little bigger! This one was an absolute joy to paint. 😊 I wanted to keep the bee as the focus, while letting everything aro
And here they all are! 🐝 12 little bee paintings, each painted on a different @britishpaints colour swatch. What started as a fun little idea inspired by @mrdimples74 turned into a series I’ve absolutely loved painting. Each colour seemed to
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