Original Art of the Illawara Region, Eastern Australia by Fred Marsh

Original Paintings of the Illawarra region just south of Sydney, including Austinmer, Coledale, Wombarra, Sharkies Beach & Austinmer 

Click for Price List  (note  - excludes framing and shipping unless specified) . Click on the image to see a larger image of the painting.

A Night at the Theatre

​Friends gathering for a night at Anitas theatre. However when dusk takes over different moody narratives emerge in the outdoor theatre.

Oil on Panel 
16 x 12 inches (41 x 30cm )​

Morning Light from  the Boatramp, Sharkies Beach, Coledale

Morning Light  illuminates Sharkies Beach

​​Acrylic on Panel
16 x 12 Inches  (41 x 30 cm)

Austinmer Gloaming

Late afternoon dusk,  at beautiful Austinmer as the sun starts its descent behind the Illawarra Escarpment

​​Oil on Dibond Panel
36 x 24 Inches (91 x 61 cm)

​Shadows Wombarra Beach
Where the Illawarra Escarpment meets the sea, south of Sydney Australia.
Late afternoon shadows, painted outdoors experiencing the joy of the sea, surf and wind.

​Oil on Panel
​24 x 18 Inches (61 x 45 cm)​

First Light Clifton.

Heading north along the Grand Pacific Drive towards Sydney from the Northern Illawarra
​
​Oil  on Panel 24 x 18''   (61 x 45 cm)​

Surfing Colecliff
 View from the pool to the escarpment. Painted the size of cigar box lids, which the Australian impressionists Tom Roberts & Arthur Streeton used in the 1890s when they painted outdoors.
​
Acrylic  on  paper laid on panel  22 x 13cm
(9x5 inches).​

​

 
Coledale Beach looking South
Looking south from Coledale Beach to the cliffs with the Headland Hotel on top
​
Watercolour on watercolour paper
12 x 6 inches (30 x 15 cm)

​
​
​

​​Coledale Pool Looking North
Just north of the Ocean pool looking north past Coledale Beach in the Illawarra
​
Watercolour & Gouache on watercolour paper 11 x 6 Inches (29 x 15 cm)​


​
​

Sharkies Beach, Coledale -
Grand Ocean Drive, Sydney

Looking north past Sharkies Beach, just
south ​of Sydney under the towering
Illawarra​ escarpment​
Oil on Canvas 14 x 11''
(35 x 28)

Wombarra Morning Light

​ Beautiful morning light as the sun rises & the Pacific Ocean sparkles. 

Oil on Panel 
16 x 12 inches (41 x 30cm )​

​

Brickyard Point from Sharky Beach

Winner of the 2022 "Postcards of the Edge" at Wollongong City Art Gallery​
Painting at night conveys a sense of mystery & narrative to the scene

Oil on Panel
16 x 12 inches (41 x 30cm )​

The Siren Sweetly Singing
​
Late light creates a sparkle as the narrative
​ of the surfer & the siren plays out looking down the northern Illawarra coast.

Acrylic on Panel
24 x 24''  (61x 61cm )​

Just A Glimpse Austinmer
​
Wandering past the northern end of Austinmer beach, the view between the trees provided the catalyst for this new painting.
Watercolour paper laid on a cradled board. No need to frame
Acrylic on Panel
​10 x 10  inches
(25 x 25cm )​​​

Sharkies Beach Study​
Painted outside on the spot as a study for the larger work
Acrylic on Panel
​8 x 6.5 inches  (29 x 17cm )​​​

The Restless Sea.​
A painting which reflects one of the the many moods at Sharkies Beach Coledale. The weather that week brought this powerful character of the ocean to the coast sculpting the beach.
​

Oil on Cradled Panel 16 x 12'' (40 x 30)
SOLD at Wollongong Art Gallery 

Coledale Beach Looking North

​Looking North past the surf club

Watercolour & Gouache on 300gsm watercolour paper
11 x 8 inches  (28 x 22 cm)

​

Isolation Row - Coledale 
Had to capture the the unique times of the isolating queue around Covid 19. The view at Coledale looking past our local cafe "Mr and Mrs Smith". 
Watercolour on Bristol Board Paper
9 x 12 ​inches  (23 x 31 cm)
​

Sharkies Beach Coledale 
Part of a continuing series of paintings around the Northern Illawarra. This painting depicts the view from just below the Headland Hotel looking north past Sharkies Beach to Coledale and beyond. 
Watercolour  & Chalk pen on  paper 
12x 6 inches   (30 x 15 cm)  SOLD

When Shadows Fall - Earthwalker Cafe

​ Always a great spot for lovely food and people watching.  Dusk converts the lighting into a  low key film noir set  & the scene to foster imaginary tales.
​
Oil on Panel 
16 x 12 inches (41 x 30cm )​

​Looking North from Sharkies Beach
Coledale 
​
Morning light creates a lovely sparkle as the eye travels along Sharkies Beach heading North

Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 24''  (76 x 61cm )​

Night Nuance 

​ Always a great spot for viewing up and down the coast.  However when dusk takes over I get an ever changing nuanced view of the southern lights of Wollongong, & then different moody narratives emerge.

Oil on Panel 
16 x 12 inches (41 x 30cm )​

​

​
Stanwell Park from the Escarpment

Following the Wodi Wodi track this painting captures the view down to Stanwell Park l

Oil on Panel
16 x 12 inches (41 x 30cm )​

Coledale - Grand Ocean Drive, Sydney

Looking north past Sharky Beach, just south of Sydney under the towering Illawarra escarpment​
​
Oil on Canvas 14 x 11 Inches   (35 x 28 cm)​​​​

Afternoon Stanwell Park
​Stanwell Park Beach. Painted the size of cigar box lids, which the Australian impressionists Tom Roberts & Arthur Streeton used in the 1890s when they painted outdoors.
​
Acrylic  on  paper laid on panel  22 x 13cm
(9x5 inches)  No need to frame​
​

Litte Austi Beach,  Northern Illawarra 
​
Painted en plein air from the Headland Hotel  
​Framed in American Oak
Oil  on Panel 10 x 8''  (25 x 20 cm )​

Early Morning Light. Wombarra
​
Looking past Wombarra Beach, to Scarborough Headland.
The light here first thing in the morning is absolutely stunning white light
​SOLD
Oil  & cold wax on Panel 18 x 14''  (45 x 35cm )​​
​

Scarborough Beach from Wombarra.
​
After a morning swim at Wombarra, painted a small plein air (on the spot) painting of the view north 

Acrylic on Panel 10 x 7''  (25 x 17 cm )

​