Geraldine supports several animal welfare and environmental organizations through the donations of her art. Closest to her heart is Friends of the National Parks Foundation in Borneo, Indonesia, which focuses on the conservation of orangutans and other Indonesian wildlife. Stirred by this life-changing trip, Geraldine founded the Riding for Rangas annual charity bike ride in 2009 (biennially since 2013) to raise funds and awareness for FNPF. Geraldine has accepted many invitations to donate her works to significant animal conservation groups and campaigns such as Humane Society International, Save Elephant Foundation, ENDANGERED Art4Apes Fine Art and Photography exhibition, Explorers Against Extinction Sketch for Survival Art Auction, Orangutan Protection Foundation, Sea Shepherd, Silvery Gibbon Art Auction and Borneo Orangutan Society.
Geraldine has donated many artworks over the years including, 2023: - elephant drawing Baby steps for Save Elephant Foundation - Animal Art Exhibition, Sydney. Sold. 2019: Donated koala drawing Afternoon Snooze on Facebook silent auction for Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in NSW during the most catastrophic bushfires in Australia's history. Sold.
In 2018: she participated in the AFC Silent Skies Super Mural Project. 2018/17: donated original artworks in Explorers Against Extinction Sketch for Survival Art Auction, London. Each artwork sold. In 2015 donated orangutan drawing -What's My Future- for Orangutan Protection Foundation Exhibition in London, England. Sold. Donated orang-utan drawing Man of the Jungle (2005) and elephant drawing Evening Sun (2006) for Humane Society International - Extinction Denied Art Exhibition, Sydney. Each artwork sold.
Other conservation campaigns supported included : Sea Shepherd, Silvery Gibbon Art Auction and Borneo Orang-utan Society, Silvery Gibbon Art Auction and Borneo Orang-utan Society.
Geraldine lives and creates from her home studio at Collaroy on Sydney's northern beaches, Australia.
Her artistic journey began amidst the tranquillity of her early surroundings and the loneliness that shaped her childhood. Born in London and later settling in Australia in 1968, Geraldine found herself immersed in the performing arts through her parents but distanced from the companionship of peers. This isolation, though challenging, became the crucible for her creativity. The lack of distraction and solitude fostered a deep connection with the natural world.
Riding her bike to serene locales, Geraldine developed an acute attention to detail—observing the subtle nuances of the environment. These observations laid the groundwork for her signature style, focusing on the delicate details and expressions that animate her animal portraits, transforming them from mere representations to windows into the soul of the wild.
Her encounter with the majestic wildlife of Borneo in 2005 truly defined the trajectory of her career. A profound connection she felt with the orangutans and the stark beauty of the Indonesian wildlife awakened a fervent desire to use her art to advocate for endangered species. The deep, soulful eyes of an orangutan she met were the catalyst for dedicating her art to wildlife conservation.
Geraldine creates her wildlife portraits in either pastel and coloured pencil or scratchboard. These mediums enable her to achieve meticulous detail and emotional depth to evoke empathy and awareness about the fragility and beauty of wildlife.
