The aim of this website is to provide up-to-date news, events and topics of interest to china painters and any who appreciate the art form. Workshops, demos and teaching opportunities of special interest to painters from the Western Australia region will be featured. Have a query please contact me.
Artisans have been decorating porcelain for centuries.
To complete a design, pigments, texture products, lustres and various precious metals can be applied to white porcelain - the china painter's canvas. After each application the piece is kiln fired up to 850°C. At this temperature the glaze melts sufficiently to absorb paint leaving pieces that are both durable and permanent.
Kiln-fired china painting produces enduring works, ready to become the collectable art of tomorrow!
shown above 'Old Man Emu' platter painted by Anne Blake . Read more....
To view my RECENT WORK visit the Main Gallery page, from here you can find links to sub-galleries arranged by subject (also shown below). Items available for sale are marked.
| Animals and Fauna |
| Architecture or Scenes |
| Flowers & Fruit - non-native |
| Reef Fish and Ocean Scenes |
| Wildflowers |
| Miscellaneous |
NEWS
APAT-WA February 2025 Workshop
APT-WA have announced details for their February 2025 workshop with Busselton artist Dee Credaro.. Titled 'Horse Thing', it will run from 22nd to 24th February, at McDougall House in Como. For more details. click here..
NEW TO SITE
National APAT Convention & Exhibition
The 2024 National Australasian Porcelain Art Teachers Exhibition and Convention took place from 23rd to 26th October at the Rydges Cronulla Beachside Hotel in NSW. See News page article or go to special article page with more photos.
'Designing for a Divided Background' Albany workshop
The Albany Porcelain Art Group hosted a three-day workshop tutored by myself in mid-September. The subject was 'Designing for a Divided Background'. Read article..
PAWA - 60th Anniversary Exhibition
Report on the Porcelain Artists of WA's 60th anniversary exhibition event held in May 2024 in Subiaco - read details..... 
Sturt Desert Pea Tutorial
Visit the updated 'Work-in-Progress' tutorial page featuring hints and tips on how to paint the beautiful Sturt Desert Pea. Follow this link to the In Progress 2 page
2025 UPCOMING EVENTS
| Feb 1 10:00am |
APAT WA Annual General Meeting |
| Feb 1 1:30pm |
Porcelain Artists of WA General Meeting |
| Feb 22 to 24 |
APAT WA - "Horse Thing" 3-day Workshop with Dee Credaro |
| For details visit Calendar and Events Page | |
Shown below -slumped glass bowl c. 2002 by Klaus Moje
On display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London was this remarkable and unusual slumped glass bowl by German artist Klaus Moje.
To read about the fascinating porcelain and glass exhibits I had the great pleasure to see while in London - Read the full article with additional photos......