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 

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

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


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

​From the rocks below the cemetery.
​Developing this one into an oil painting.
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Watercolour & Gouache on watercolour paper
12 x8 inches
(30 x 20 cm)

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
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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 )​

Sharky Beach Study
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Painted outside on the spot as a study for the larger work

Acrylic on Panel
​8 x 6.5 inches
(29 x 17cm )​​
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The Restless Sea.​
A painting which reflects one of the the many moods at Sharky 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)

​Looking along Sharky Beach 
Coledale 
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Morning light creates a lovely sparkle as the eye travels along Sharky Beach to Coledale

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

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​
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Oil on Canvas 14 x 11 Inches
(35 x 28 cm)​​​
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Litte Austi Beach,  Northern Illawarra 
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Painted en plein air from the Headland Hotel  
​Framed in American Oak

Oil  on Panel 10 x 8''  (25 x 20 cm )​
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​Early Morning Light. Wombarra
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Looking past Wombarra Beach, to Scarborough Headland.
The light here first thing in the morning is absolutely stunning white light

Oil  & cold wax on Panel 18 x 14''  (45 x 35cm )​

Scarborough Beach from Wombarra.
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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 )

Sharky 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