In his own paintings, he painted a number of scene of the forests of Gippsland, Victoria. His work focused on the rich landscapes with trees and ferns, with a high degree of botanical detail. There is no evidence he visited New Zealand, but he produced two seascapes of the New Zealand coast, "Ocean Beach (Back Beach, Sorrento)" and "Entrance to Anita Bay, Milford Sound, New Zealand". He was a member of both the New South Wales Academy of Art and the Victorian Academy of Arts. He won at two awards for his work, first a medal at the 1875 Victorian Intercolonial Preparatory to the Philadelphia Centenary Exhibition, and secondly a silver medal at Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878. His work was posthumously exhibited at 1884 Victorian Jubilee Exhibition, the 1886 London Colonial and Indian Exhibition, and the 1888 Melbourne Centennial Intercolonial Exhibition.