ORIGINAL IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS OF AUSTRALIA, FRANCE & SCOTLAND BY FRED MARSH
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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)

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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)​

Clifton NSW first light painting sydney
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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)​

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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.
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Acrylic  on  paper laid on panel  22 x 13cm
(9x5 inches). No need to frame

Painting of Coledale beach looking south, Sydney Australia

 
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 Pool 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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Watercolour painting sea surge wombarra near sydney

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)

Painting of sharkies beach Coledale

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)

Brickyard Point from Sharky Beach  Winner of the 2022
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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 )​

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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 )​

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Just A Glimpse Austinmer
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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 painting coledale near sydney australia

Sharkies 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 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 

Watercolour painting sea surge wombarra near sydney

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 watercolour painting Coledale near sydney
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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)
Painting of Coledale beach looking north Sydney Australia
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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
sharkies beach painting looking to coledale,  Illawarra area near sydney australia


​Looking North from Sharkies Beach
Coledale 
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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 Noance​ Painting at night conveys a sense of mystery  art sydney australia

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 )​

Brickyard Point from Sharky Beach  Winner of the 2022


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 )​

Painting of Sharkies Beach Coledale

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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Afternoon Stanwell Park
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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.
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Acrylic  on  paper laid on panel  22 x 13cm
(9x5 inches) No need to frame

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little austi beach painting sydney australia
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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 )​

wombarra beach painting  looking to scarborough,  near sydney australia

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

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