In 2019, two large oil portraits of the legendary Chef who sparked the Hunter food and wine industry in the 70’s, Robert Molines (Read more about Robert here), were completed after a visit to his family home and vineyard in Pokolbin.
The first was selected as a semi-finalist in the Doug Moran portrait prize, an annual Australian portrait painting prize supporting Australian artists. The prize has encouraged both excellence and creativity in contemporary Australian portraiture by asking artists to interpret the look and personality of a chosen sitter, either unknown or well known. With a first prize of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) it is Australia’s richest art prize.