Overview

• The Brisbane-born painter died Tuesday night at Wesley Hospital in Auchenflower following a brief illness, according to local reports.
• Celebrated for immersive depictions of south‑east Queensland rainforests and northern New South Wales seascapes, he broadened how Australian landscapes are seen.
• He won the Archibald Prize in 1987 and 1995 and the Wynne Prize in 1990 and 1996, reflecting sustained acclaim across portraiture and landscape.
• His work is held in major Australian public collections as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the British Museum.
• Honoured as an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2007, he later had a dedicated gallery established at QUT in 2009, and recent tributes included QUT vice-chancellor Margaret Sheil and gallerist Phillip Bacon, with his final exhibition opened in July by Quentin Bryce.