I am a self trained artist currently living in Geelong, Vic. The still-life series is my first attempt of symbolising the connection I have to my family home and the calm grounded feeling I get with family. Native Australian florals have always been a centre point of the family table, a place we meet and on special occasions they are a symbol of remembrance. I grew up in regional Victoria and I've always felt a relieving connection with native plants, from their beauty to the rich smell. The negative space and flat colours create a sense of stillness and ease within each piece. A gentle, slow pace - the homely feeling that I love.
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Brisbane-based artist Adele Bevacqua creates gestural, abstract expressionist pieces, and works primarily in large-scale. Heavily influenced by a brief stint living in vibrant India, Adele’s love for colour is a strong, common thread - in various shapes and forms - throughout her work. Adele graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Fashion Major) in 2011. She has shown work in group exhibitions in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. In 2021, her works ‘Lady Rose’ and ‘Another Storm’ were shortlisted in the Lethbridge 20000 Small Scale Online Art Award. Adele interprets light, movement and emotion through layers of expressive strokes and marks. “I love bringing to light emotion and rawness on canvas. But most importantly, I love creating beautiful paintings that make people feel at home. That feeling when you look at something and feel at peace, that’s what I aim for. I try not to take life too seriously. My paintings have been fun to create and I hope the viewer feels this.”
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Andrew Cullen is a Sculptor and Public Artist. He works predominantly in metals and wire variants. His first significant Public Art piece, ‘Dune Grass’, was exhibited in the Swell Sculpture Festival in 2010 and now resides in the Gold Coast Broadwater Parklands. He has been the recipient of the Sculptor’s Society Tony Palmer Award (2015), Swell Sculpture Festival ‘People’s Choice’ (2016) and overall winner in (2018). This year (2021) he was the major prize winner at the Brunswick Nature Sculpture Walk. Andrew has 7 large public sculptures on display in Kingaroy, Murwillumbah, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Lismore.
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Anne Smerdon is an Australian artist documenting the symbiotic relationship between humans and animals, particularly birds and horses. Her work draws on her extensive knowledge of animal psychology, behaviours and body language. Anne’s bird paintings are created from live birds. She may spend hours with each bird, patiently waiting for them to become at ease in her presence so that she can capture their true personality. Anne lives on the Gold Coast, Australia. She works in watercolour and oil paint and has exhibited both nationally and internationally, receiving various awards for her work, including the 2013 Element Eden Global Artist Search (fine art category), 2013 Trinity College Emerging Artist Award and more recently, the 2021 d’Arcy Doyle Still Life award. She has also been a 6x finalist in the Border Art Prize. Anne is the owner of two very famous birds in their own right, Vonnegut and Schiele of @facebeak.Anne's quest to ensure they live the most happy, fulfilled lives led to countless hours of reading ornithological studies and research. As a result, Anne’s lifestyle, artwork and even career became synonymous with birds. The “crazy bird lady” was born…and Anne wears that title with pride!
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Annie Long is a visual artist with hand built ceramic sculpture at the heart of her practice. Originally from Sydney, she completed an Advanced Diploma in Ceramics in 2002 on the Sunshine Coast, concentrating on sculpture. After moving to the Northern Rivers in 2011, she completed a degree in Visual Arts (3D) with Honours in 2016 at Southern Cross University, expanding her art practice to explore multimedia sculptures and installations. In recent years, exploration into local stories and the local environment have become an increasing inspiration for her art practice. She has exhibited in both solo and group shows in Australia, as well as Japan and Italy. In 2019, she undertook a residency at the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, PR China.
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Anthea is an environmental ceramic sculptural artist who lives and work on the North Coast of NSW. She has a Diploma in Ceramics and is currently completing an Advanced Diploma in Visual arts majoring in Ceramics.
She draws her inspiration from the natural world where she finds endless stimulation and beauty. She strives to capture the magnificence of her surroundings often exploring environmental themes. She has developed sculptural objects based on seed pod forms, coral forms and marine animals. Anthea uses various hand building techniques and slip casts, creating layered glaze surfaces including sgraffito, carving, underglaze painting and a variety of firing processes. Anthea creates beautiful sculptural pieces that she hopes will draw the viewer in to explore their connection to nature so they may feel compelled to consider and reflect on the impact of humans on the natural world. |
I love the outdoors, especially the rainforests that abound in the Tweed Valley area, and most of my paintings are of landscapes, predominantly the rainforest and seascapes.
When I walk through a rainforest, such as Lamington, Nightcap, Springbrook and Mebbin National Pa*s, I feel inspired to capture this image through paint. I can feel the age of the forest and am filled with awe at how beautiful our planet is. I have tried to capture this feeling in my paintings. I'm also blessed to live close to The Pinnacle and the Border Ranges, which also inspire me. |
Dylan Cooper is an Australian artist located on the Far North coast of NSW. After enjoying a successful career as a professional chef he decided to focus more on his art practice and graduated from study in 2012. Cooper finds inspiration from his immediate surroundings, carefully balancing reality with imagination.
Dylan joined the gallery in 2020. |
Francis Cloake (Franny) is a Byron Bay based photographer. After taking time out to raise a family, she returned to photography in 2018 with the fine art photographic series, Surf. This collection of fine art photographic limited edition prints has sold to collectors in Australia, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. Francis has twice been a finalist in the Olive Cotton Award for Photographic Portraiture and in the National Photographic Portrait Prize.
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Hannah Massey is a mixed media artist based in the Byron Shire in Northern NSW, Australia.
Colour, texture and ambiguous imagery are the foundations of Hannah’s current work within which she reflects upon mythical themes that are embedded in inherited cultural narratives. Mixed media provides a dynamic forum with a playfulness that lends itself to extracting subconscious imagery. These works are then redeveloped into larger, colourful and textured oil paintings or are built into her current sculptural works. Having completed a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art and Visual Culture) from Curtin University, WA, in 2014 Hannah is now creating from her home studio surrounded by trees and brush turkeys. 2014 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art and Visual Culture), Curtin University, WA. 2000 Certificate III, Fine Art. Lismore TAFE (Awarded Medal of Achievement) Human Remains Solo exhibition at NRCG Ballina - Jan/Feb 2023 |
Heidi Ledwell lives and works on Bundjalung country at Booningbah, Fingal Head.
Heidi's work as a painter is to tell stories. Heidi's work covers many themes, but mostly she enjoys capturing the simple, bio diverse life the Northern Rivers offers. Beach shacks, banksias, black cockatoos and the beach are all part of Heidi's vocabulary as an artist. Her love of her backyard and the wish to preserve it are at the forefront of her images. Exhibition highlights: 2021 People's Choice Award Dean Cogle Portrait Prize 2021 'Living on Lititia' solo show Sheoak Gallery 2018 'Little Boxes' solo show at MAT 18 2017 Caldera Exhibition Tweed Regional Gallery (selected finalist) 2016 'Simple Living' solo show at MAT 16 2011 TAFE Acquisitive Award (runner up) 2010 Caldera Art Award (runner up) Heidi has joined the gallery in 2022. |
Growing up on the outskirts of the city, Helen was always interested in the land and nature. Creeks, large paddocks, pony clubs, and river adventures. As her hometown became more and more developed, Helen opted for a sea/tree change. Her works are inspired by her current surrounds; the beaches and the hinterland. She is constantly amazed at how much beauty there is around her and how easily the landscape can shift in colour, shape and form with the changing light of the day.
A career in education meant that Helen devoted most of her time to her students. Leaving education behind, Helen has now focused on her own artwork and new life. Career highlights: 2020 - 2022 - Mist Gallery - regular group shows 2021 - 'Take Me To Your River' solo show - Art Post Uki 2020 - M-Arts resident artist 2020 - Border Art Prize - Tweed Regional Gallery 2020 - 'Mist' Solo Exhibition - Keith Murwillumbah 2018 - 'Escape' Solo Exhibition - Marios Cafe Fitzroy, Melbourne. Photo credit - Milina Opsenica |
Janet’s art career began at school where she chose art as a major and was awarded prizes for her work. She continued painting whilst pursuing a career in the advertising/media industry and raising a family.
Over a period of approx. 20 years she has had the privilege of attending workshops/retreats with some of Australia’s premier watercolourists including Cherry Hood, David Taylor, Amanda Hyatt, John Lovett, Herman Pekel, Greg Allen and American watercolourist Charles Reid. As well as classes in drawing, life drawing and oil painting. She has exhibited in group exhibitions in Brisbane, Sydney and the Northern Rivers and has won numerous awards for her work. In 2010 she completed a Certificate III in Visual Art at Byron Community College – a 3 day per week year long course covering art history and theory, drawing, painting, sculpture, textiles etc. Awarded student of the year. Whilst she has worked in many other mediums including acrylics, oils, charcoal, clay and textile, her passion is for watercolour. “Watercolour is an unpredictable, elusive medium that never fails to frustrate, surprise and delight all at the same time”. Janet is also one of our teaching artists. |
Jason King is an indigenous artist living on Bundjalung Country. Jason King's art is available to purchase from Mist Gallery in the Tweed Valley.
In culture, we speak to the land, and the land speaks back to us. We have a relationship with the land. Inspired by the ochre artists in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, the artist respectfully gathers, blends and paints with the rich collection of colours found in natural ochres unearthed across the Bundjalung land around Byron, Springbrook, Mount Tamborine, and Cudgen. The artist is interpreting the language of Country, with the colourful natural ochres from Country, paying respect to the spiritual connection of Indigenous art, body painting, ceremonies, dance, languages, stories, and songs of the various clan groups within the Bundjalung nation. |
John is a self taught artist specializing in traditional impressionist oil paintings. John resides in the Northern Rivers of NSW and enjoys capturing the many moods of the ocean and his coastal surrounds. He has been painting and teaching for over 40 years and in 2008 published the book "The finishing Touch - a simple approach to better oil painting".
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Karyn Fendley is a landscape artist based in northern New South Wales, Australia. Her landscape paintings, with their bright skies, deep shadows and silhouettes, capture the essence of the Australian landscape.
She was raised in Brisbane and studied at Queensland College of Art in 1989, she worked as a graphic designer for several years before relocating to the north coast of NSW in 1996. During the last 20 years of her painting career Fendley has exhibited regularly in both group and solo exhibitions, and has been a frequent art prize finalist. Karyn's will be joining the gallery in 2022. |
Throughout my life, I’ve found myself consistently drawn towards enticing landscapes. Scenes that for whatever reason, take my breath away, whether that be the vibrant colour of a single leaf or a magnificent view.
More recently I’ve often found myself appreciating a good view with a sense of curiosity of how I could make that view my own with a paintbrush..how to clarify my emotion and attraction to it and how to transfer that feeling from life onto a canvas. I’m not quite sure what beckons me about the scenes I feel compelled to interpret.Perhaps it’s a visceral attraction, something intrinsically different from the surrounds that attracts my eye - a subtle shift in the interaction of the light play around me, a sudden patch of colour, a slight shift in the airflow around me, maybe a whisper of movement or the trill of birdsong. Who knows, but whatever it is, it’s immediate and it speaks to me.The abundance of beauty that surrounds me every time I walk is breathtaking, an overload of the senses out amongst nature. Being an avid track explorer I’m particularly drawn to those less defined, more off the beaten track, offering an element of the road less travelled. These tracks hold a sense of mystery to me, an invitation of sorts..it’s down these tracks that inspiration finds me and delights me. |
My work is represented in collections in England, South Africa and the USA as well as Australia. I work predominantly in oils. Currently I am creating ethereal paintings on canvas creating abstract landscapes defining space -using marks and shapes drawn from what I see around me and drawn from my visual memory journal. I layer flowers over these landscapes developing more in-depth stories drawn from past and present. UK born, I grew up in South Africa and am now living in Australia. My paintings celebrate my love of nature and use the language of flowers to tell a story. I am an intuitive artist whose work has been described as mystical and serene.
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Kirsty Gautheron’s artwork reflects her passion for the natural world. She is well known for her evocative landscapes, seascapes and her native Australian bird paintings. Her expressive, layered, and textured works are inspired by Australian landscapes and are infused with a blend of memory and imagination to capture an emotional response. She strives to convey her delight or amazement for the image or narrative being expressed. The observer is encouraged to feel present forming their own interpretations and connections to a work. Kirsty has held successful solos in Sydney and regularly exhibits in group shows across the state. She was selected to exhibit at The Other Art Fair in Sydney in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Most recently she was a salon finalist in the 2021 Lethbridge Landscape Prize. Her work is held by collectors in Europe, the UK, US, New Zealand, and Australia.
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I live on acreage in the hinterland of the Gold Coast, the property is surrounded by bushland and we have extensive gardens. The plants, trees, flowers, insects and all manner of wildlife provide me with inspiration and the starting point for my creative pursuits. I prefer not to copy what I see, but to create a new experience based on the feelings stirred in me by the subject matter. It is the joy, colour and beauty of my surroundings I wish to express in the purest way possible. I love the freedom and release of painting and drawing. I have always been a creative soul but only recently have I taken art seriously, in a very playful and joyous kind of way. Although Australia is my home and I draw inspiration from the natural world around me, (particularly the creatures in it), Scotland is my heritage so I combine these varied experiences along with my travels and my imagination to create a new world of my own. I think we are most creatively free when we are very young and I have made it my mission to retain this pure, joyous form of expression.
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I find the act of making is one of doing and undoing. It is a series of movements and responses that are guided by intuition and the dynamics of chance. Dialogues begin to emerge between materials and process, unscripted layers, unconscious actions and the arrival of shapes and forms. A relationship develops between myself and the work as it progresses as well as between the works themselves. Each painting informs the next and as I look back, I see them like stepping stones on a pathway that is continually unfolding. Sometimes it feels as though the brush is moving me, that it has its own mind and intentions. I am a participant, part of a process with many moving parts and dynamics. I am willing to not always be in control but also to step in when disruption or resolution is required.
The space that is created upon the painting’s surface can become something or nothing, someone and no one or a place that is nowhere. I enjoy these ambiguities and the open potentials of interpretation that can exist when definitions are resisted. Locky Hill, based in Mullumbimby recently graduated Byron School of Art in 2022. |
Marianne Urth was born in Southern Denmark and grew up surrounded by the sea. In her late twenties she moved to Chile where she continued to explore the beautiful yet unpredictable seas in the fjords of the Southern Oceans. In 2015 when she moved with her husband and family to Sydney, it was again the water that attracted her and made her feel welcome in her new surroundings. Racing and cruising along the East Coast of Australia is an integral part of her artist's life. From her studio in Greenwich on the Lane Cove river she gets inspiration from the harbour's boating activities and the forever changing wind and cloud formations which can transform a pond to a roaring sea with fascinating ease. |
Megan Cochran is an artist based in the sleepy coastal town of Pottsville, NSW, Australia. After practising in the field of architecture and design for over 10 years, Megan has returned to her true love of art. Though she has been painting since childhood, her architectural profession has lead her to develop a unique abstract style expressing complex themes and a comprehensive understanding of space within the art and the space the art inhabits. Cochran draws much inspiration from the pristine natural environment that this unique part of the world has to offer. Cochran’s style is fluid, textural and often portrays the dreamy and gentle rambling of nature through a neutral palette. Through the process of exploring the deep yet often overlooked themes of life and nature, Cochran’s art evokes a sense of wonder, curiosity and reflection.
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Michele’s creative practice draws inspiration from her rural surrounds and a passion for travel to regional Australia. Her expressive paintings in oil, acrylic and mixed media explore the brilliant light and vast space of the Australian landscape. She uses fluid and textured layers over light reflective grounds, an earthy palette and mark making that conveys a spirit of place. Her work is influenced by the impressionist and abstract expressionist movements. Michele exhibits her artwork in Victoria and New south Wales. She also opens her Wattle Glen studio/gallery on the fringe of the Yarra Valley to visitors by appointment and as part of the acclaimed Nillumbik Artists Open Studios. Michele will be going the gallery in 2022 |
I was brought up on a farm in the Barossa Valley of which was the beginning of my love for nature and Mother Earth. I would spend hours walking through paddocks and exploring all of the beautiful landscapes around me. I now reside in the seaside Village of Lennox Head in the Northern Rivers of NSW. It is surrounded by the most inspirational beach bush, wetlands, wildflowers, and Bird life. My love for both lush and arid landscapes are portrayed in my intuitive abstracts encompassing my vivid memories of both past and present. I would like to invite you on this journey with me through my art.
Michelle will be joining the gallery in 2022. |
Penelope has had an extensive and varied career in the arts spanning a period of some 20 years. She completed a degree in Fine Arts in Sydney at COFA at a young age which was followed shortly by a degree in Stage and Costume design which she completed at the highly prestigious acting school, NIDA. She worked for several years through to her thirties in Sydney as a designer, concept illustrator and model maker before finally completing a Diploma of Teaching in Visual Arts which has allowed her to finance her foray into her own art practice.
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Phillip Hay has worked full-time as a professional artist since 1985 and from 1992 began receiving recognition for his welded steel sculpture. He has been exhibiting and selling work in reputable galleries in Sydney, The Blue Mountains, Brisbane and regional areas since that time. Nowadays, Phillip spends more time painting, print-making and clay modelling.
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Phoebe is an emerging artist whose work is a product of her involved
creative process. Although abstract in nature, there is an underlying visual order that gradually emerges. Working intuitively, the artist enters a realm of the unknown where there is more of a following than deliberate choice. The artist attests to be forever altering and adjusting the framework of her invisible, creative reality. There is an openness that is necessary for this direct experience, this self-imposed repetitive process as the artist builds, destroys, erases, paints over. There is a definite chaos through which each work evolves and returns repeatedly to its beginning. With each revival, there are new markings and scars borne out of the previous. Phoebe has a relationship to these subtleties and sensitivities, keeping some, hiding others, and retaining the history of all. Phoebe says there is a certain freedom in the search for something new and to recognise a certain quality of energy in the presence of movement. It is not always available and hence a work may struggle to find itself until it appears. When it does however there is no choice. It knows what to do and the artist must follow it. It is the action that paints. Without it there is no poetry, no magic, no real life. |
Raeann Shields Now retired from a fulfilling career as a Paediatric physiotherapist I have turned my attention to the equally creative field of clay. I so enjoy discovering opportunities for expression that this medium allows. Despite being visually impaired I love to find stylised ways of creating. My aim is to engender as much movement and emotion in each piece: and a dynamic, flowing rhythm that can be imagined and felt within. There is also a quirkiness that I find interesting and unique that clay does allow. I am exploring different textures, glaze and mediums including bronze and enjoy the challenges that this brings.
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Based in Northern NSW, Rochelle Summerfields art practice is deeply influenced by her connections and experiences with the rivers and habitat in Northern NSW.
Through drawing, paint, collage, and digital media her work explores human relationships with riparian environments. Every day she sees the undeniable beauty of our rivers as well as the ecological suffering of these riparian landscapes. Historical practices of land clearing, water politics, and weed infestation put tremendous pressure on the Australian ecology and her work raises awareness about riparian landscapes. Master of Arts by Research, Southern Cross University (SCU), Lismore. Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) with Honours, First Class, SCU, Lismore. ‘Moreton Bay Region Art Awards’, Overall Winner photo-digital, Dr. C. Gray (Judge) |
Sam Suttie was born in South Africa and made the move over to Australia in 2008. The transition had a deep impact on her creativity resulting in a painting drought. It would be ten years before she would be able to get back behind the easel and find her lane. " It was like I surrendered, I stopped worrying about what people thought of my work, my focus was on the process and the joy"
Sam's work has only been shown to the public since 2018 and has already been recognised as an emerging artist. Working from her home studio perched on the South Eastern side of Mount Tamborine she is able to immerse herself in her craft. Her work mainly depicts still life arrangements. These arrangements are created in her imagination with the use of reference material and sometimes three dimensional objects. She has a keen interest in political, religious , climate and social topics and hopes to incorporate more of these elements into her work going forward. |
Reflections was a response to an early morning walk. Influenced by Turner, I endeavoured to respond to his use of space and light from a subtle, more feminine perspective.
Portal is a celebration of colour and moving into unknown territory. Three Birds is a the beautiful Byron Bay headland, which I like to visit. The birds were incidental but they add another dimension to the headland. |
I have been chasing beauty in my art in one form or another for most of my painting life. I find it in the smallest of things - a curling arabesque of flaking paint, the soft fold of fabric, colour slowly leaching from an ancient wall, fine cracks lacing a rendered wall, verdigris, scrapes and scratches. It's all scar tissue that stand witness to moments in time and history. Using this as a starting point I weave a narrative into my paintings.
My paintings reflect my passion for colour, texture and formal composition, and the excitement of travelling to new countries. I am interested in the dislocation of European architecture to foreign lands and the dramatic contrasts between the buildings, both grand and humble, and the people that inhabit them. |
Seabastion Toast lives and works on the North Coast NSW. Among her achievements she recently won the $10,000 Darcy Doyle Art Prize for the second time, the Hangers Award and Highly Commended at the 2019 Glover Prize and is regularly a finalist in many prominent awards including the Doug Moran, Lester, Hurford, Heysen, EMSLA and Sunshine Coast Art Prizes. Co-existing with her very active outdoors lifestyle, Toast's paintings embody a very physical approach to the subject, with layers built up, scraped down and obscured. Toast has a degree in Fine Art from SCU including a very influential exchange to the Pratt Institute in New York.
She also loves teaching, running up mountains, surfing, her dog, Audrey, and horses. |
Sharon is a full-time practicing artist who lives and works from her home based studio in northern NSW. Her creative inspiration is gathered from the creative processes of paint application, colour palette, texture and the element of the unknown outcome. “There is always an element of surprise and something new to learn in every painting.”
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I paint the places with which I'm very familiar, I live in the hinterland of the Gold Coast so my landscapes are based on my property, the gardens and surrounding area. My art is an attempt to create a total synthesis of my visual sensations and lived experiences, they are emotional responses to these places tempered and informed by my keen interest in gardening, wildlife, literature and the natural world. While my paintings are predominantly landscapes and seascapes, my main interest in paint is to get closer to the way I actually see and experience the world around me.
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Sue is a Brisbane-based artist who is inspired by the ever present delights of nature.
Sue paints predominantly using oil on canvas, and focuses on capturing elements of the natural world around her. She observes colour, texture and pattern in her environment, and brings these observations into her paintings. Her still-life, botanical and landscape paintings can hold associative memories for the viewer. These may be part of a story that involves a gift of flowers, a familiar vase, foliage picked from a walk in the neighborhood, or simply a special place. Sue simply invites the viewer to share the joy she finds in nature, and the delight in bringing that moment into everyday domestic life. |
I recently moved from Sydney's Northern Beaches to the beautiful Tweed Coast in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales.
Being surrounded by the beauty of rolling hills and an infinite shoreline, has been a breath of fresh air. Without it I am sure I would not have been able to find the time and space to explore my creativity to its full potential. I feel so blessed to share this inspiring land of the Bundjalung Nation. My recent focus has been on capturing the dynamic landscapes of where we live. However, I am starting to find myself drawn to painting fond memories of travel during the pandemic restrictions. I'm pretty sure as this new era evolves I will venture into more abstract ideas and explore other medias before long. Whatever I choose to make or paint, the act of creativity keeps me feeling grounded and grateful for all we have. |
Tamara grew up in Murwillumbah surrounded by the natural beauty of mountains and cane fields.With a strong focus on the ocean and Australian flora and fauna, she paints using a variety of mediums including watercolour, pastel, oils and acrylic. Having always felt a strong connection to the beauty of nature, the combination of Tamara's painting and music provides a creative outlet to share what she sees and feels with others
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I create pieces in 2D and 3D.That process is driven by form, balance and colour and my desire to explore the possibilities of working with a variety of materials. Inspired by the environment I live in near the ocean and the bush.I have participated in many group and some solo exhibitions and have been awarded numerous prizes. My passion as a tutor is to inspire others to create.
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WERNER WAS BORN IN AUSTRIA IN 1943 AND MIGRATED TO AUSTRALIA IN 1950. HIS LOVE FOR THIS COUNTRY IS IMBUED IN HIS SUPERB STYLE AND REFRESHING PAINTINGS, HE IS MAINLY SELF- TAUGHT. PREVIOUSLY WORKING FULL TIME IN HIS FATHERS HAIRDRESSING SALON HE FOUND THE DEMAND FOR HIS PAINTINGS INCREASED TO THE EXTENT THAT HE CHOSE TO TURN PROFESSIONAL. A DEDICATED TRADITIONALIST ARTIST, PAINTING MAINLY IN OILS, INITIALLY SPECIALISING IN RURAL AND COASTAL COUNTRY SCENES, WERNER BROADENED HIS CHOICE OF SUBJECT MATTER TO INCLUDE FIGURES. HIS DISTINCT UNIQUE STYLE IS ALWAYS POPULAR WITH ART COLLECTORS AND MANY OVERSEAS VISITORS AND AS A RESULT PAINTINGS ADORN THE WALLS OF MANY HOMES IN MANY COUNTRIES.
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Zoe Sernack is an artist who lives and works in Sydney, Australia. Zoe holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The National Art School and works on a full time studio practice. She paints, illustrates and creates visual imagery of many forms, from jewellery to drawings to paintings. She has also run a number of gallery spaces to help emerging artists.
Zoes’ art process is about continually engaging with the natural world. A keen observer of her environment, Zoe wants us to understand her visual language through an inbuilt desire to constantly engage with the world she experiences. Her paintings are multi-layered, being as much about the medium of paint and the process of painting as with an experience of the Australian landscape. Her work explores the connections between landscape, memory and the subconscious. She has an instinctive understanding of colour, line and texture while balancing abstracted forms. Zoes’ objective has never been to depict but to evoke a visual connection. Whether it be a sense of place, a feeling or a memory. Practicing for 25 years with some 65 exhibitions under her belt, Zoe is established in her practice and this will be a lifetime journey. |
LOCATION1b/51 Tweed Coast Rd, Cabarita Beach NSW 2488
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