Graham Gercken, 1960 | Landscape painter

Award Winning Australian painter🎨 Graham Gercken was born at Southport Qld, but spent most of his life in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney.

Predominantly self taught he chose oil paints as his medium and painted wet into wet, which is the style of the impressionist artists and lends itself best for outdoor painting like those of the Australian Heidelberg school of artists.

Judy Drew, 1951 | Pastel painter

Judy Drew is an Australian painter.

Her passion for the Post-Impressionism period and the influence of Japanese art in the late 1880's, along with her creative sense of colour and form, allow Judy to create beautiful and modern work, even though Judy's work is contemporary she retains a touch of sentiment in all her pieces.

Her rich and textured pastels convey her emotion and love for this medium creating refreshing and strong compositional work, which is sensitive to the subject matter.

Tom Roberts | Impressionist painter

Tom Roberts, byname of Thomas William Roberts, (born March 9, 1856, Dorchester, Dorset, England - died September 14, 1931, Kallista, Victoria, Australia), painter who introduced Impressionism to Australia🎨.

Arriving in Melbourne at age 13, Roberts worked as a photographer, supplementing his meagre earnings with paintings produced as an evening art student.

In 1881 he went to England to study at the Royal Academy in London and toured Spain and France, where he was exposed to Impressionism.

Ludwig Passini | Genre painter

Ludwig Johann Passini (1832-1903) was an Austrian narrative and genre painter🎨 and printmaker.

Ludwig Passini was born on 9 July 1832 in Vienna, the son of the engraver Johann Nepomuk Passini. The Passini family moved to Trieste in 1850.

On 9 November 1864 Passini married Anna Warsaw (1841-1866), who was the daughter of Robert and Mary Warschauer, the great-granddaughter of banker Joseph Mendelssohn and the great-great-granddaughter of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.

Norman Lindsay (1879-1969)

Norman Alfred William Lindsay, in breve Norman Lindsay è stato un artista, scultore e scrittore Australiano. È stato anche fumettista editoriale, scala modellatore, e un dilettante boxer. È nato a Creswick nel Victoria.

Lindsay era figlio di un chirurgo anglo-irlandese Robert Charles William Alexander Lindsay (1843-1915) e Jane Elizabeth Lindsay (1848-1932), figlia del reverendo Thomas Williams. Lindsay è il quinto figlio di dieci figli tra cui Percy Lindsay (1870-1952), Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961), Ruby Lindsay (1885-1919), e Daryl Lindsay (1889-1976).

Debra Hill | Fantasy painter

Australian artist Debra Hill acquired her art education at Sydney University and Paddington Art School.

She subsequently took to travelling seeking life experience from different cultures, settling for a time in Mexico where the colorful culture brought her imagination to life. Since then her paintings have been infused with an almost carnival quality. Executed in oils, her paintings exhibit her skill as both an accomplished painter as well as a designer.

Since taking up residence in New York in 1994 her work has found its way into the spotlight as the art used for Earth Day 1995, along with Peter Max.

Trisha Lambi, 1962 | Figurative painter🖌

Trisha Lambi🎨: "I am an Australian painter🎨 born in Warwick, a small country town in Queensland. I was raised on a farm as part of a large, happy family.

My earliest memories are of drawing and reading for my maiden aunts when I was about 4 or 5 while my brothers and sisters were having a great time playing outside!
I still love to draw and read - the maiden aunts didn't put me off..

Light on form is my inspiration.

My latest work represents a fusion of the figurative into landscape using strong lighting and moody palettes to provide dramatic narratives.

After school I started a Bachelor of Visual Arts however the lure of money and independence proved too strong and I joined the workforce.

Trisha Lambi, 1962 | Figurative painter | Part.²

Trisha Lambi🎨, Australian painter🎨, is an award winning🎨 figurative artist from Queensland.

Of her work, Lambi says 'Light and its effect on form is my inspiration and whilst I don't particularly aspire to convey a conscious emotion in my work it seems to emerge of its own will'.

She has exhibited widely in Australia and internationally. Highlights of her career include her selection to represent Australia at the 2006 and 2007 Guangzhou Art Fair in China and her selection as a finalist in the 2012 Art Taipei International Competition.

She was a Zone winner in the London Olympics 2012 Art Show and was selected as one of the Best Picks for Painting in the 2013 Dubai International Emerging Artist Award🎨.

Bronwyn Hill, 1989 | Portrait /Figurative /Hyperrealist painter

Based in Brisbane, Bronwyn Hill is a portrait and figurative artist. Using oil paint and layering techniques she creates realistic images of women in natural settings. These women are representative of the artist; the way she felt at the time or the way she wanted to feel. Bronwyn is influenced by light, nature and many artists, although her work is primarily a way of expressing herself in vague, allowing interpretation of the viewer.

Completing a Diploma of fine art at Noosa in 2011 and producing her first series of work in 2012, Bronwyn is in the early stages of her artistic career.

Charles Conder | Symbolist / Impressionist painter

Charles Edward Conder (24 October 1868 - 9 February 1909) was an English*-born painter, lithographer and designer.

He emigrated to Australia and was a key figure in the Heidelberg School, arguably the beginning of a distinctively Australian tradition in Western art.

Conder was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, the second son, of six children, of James Conder, civil engineer and Mary Ann Ayres.

Bec Winnel, 1978 | VideoArt

Bec Winnel is an Australian Portrait illustrator who has become widely known for her soft and ethereal illustrations. She is a member of famous Illustrator list.

"I enjoy creating beautiful and detailed portraits of imaginary women in imaginary worlds that celebrate the feminine spirit.

My 'girls' are often accompanied by elements of nature, fantasy and items from bygone eras.

My colour palette is mostly soft, subdued pastels, and my mediums include pencil, pastel, watercolour and acrylic.

To further enhance the mystery, my girls are often fading into or out of the background, as if they are nearly there, speaking to you from a distant place.

Whilst I love creating my girls, I also enjoying experimenting in all creative forms including abstract painting, exploring colour, texture, pattern and various subject matters".

Rupert Bunny | Pastorale, 1893

Title: Pastorale [Sea idyll Pastorale]

Artist: Rupert Charles Wulsten Bunny (1864-1947)**

Date: 1893

Style: Impressionism

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Dimensions: 142.0 h x 251.0 w

Current location: National Gallery of Australia

Loui Jover, 1967 | Vintage art in Black and White

Australian painter Loui Jover was born in a small European town at what he calls a small house with a green door. He immigrated to Australia from Europe with his parents at a young age. Loui began drawing as a young child and never stopped chasing his artistic dream throughout his youthful years when most children discard artistic endeavors to pursue other careers.

He began his studies in commercial and graphic art in 1980 through a correspondence course from Melbourne Art Institute. He also holds an Advanced Certificate in Visual Communication that he formally attained in 1994.

He joined the army in 1989 where he worked as an illustrator reprographic which is was basically a regimental photographer and illustrator for the military. When he left the army, Loui continued drawing as a self-represented artist up to now.

Colin Staples, 1959 | Figurative painter

Colin Staples, Australian painter: For me, art has always been my vital spark, a journey of discovery into not only techniques and visuals, but of mind and letting go to watch the work create itself.

The creation of art has been my driving force since early childhood with the past 10 years seeing continued growth. The concepts behind my art have been largely influenced through many years of studying martial arts and it's philosophies of no mind; shedding the ego. I feel my best work is expressed through this approach and have developed a feeling I am now intimate with, and trust.

Australian Art History and Sitemap

Gil Bruvel, 1959 ~ Visionary painter

Australian art is a broad spectrum of art created in or about Australia, or by Australians overseas, spanning from prehistoric times to the present day.

The art forms include, but are not limited to, Aboriginal, Colonial, Landscape, Atelier and Contemporary art.

The visual arts in Australia have a rich and extensive history, with Aboriginal art dating back at least 30,000 years.

Loui Jover, 1967 | Abstract /Surrealist painter

Loui Jover is an Australian based painter with a unique style of art. He basically uses ink on pages from vintage books to create eye-catching and emotionally charged images of women’s faces. His images also incorporate couples in intensely emotional states. His works have been hailed as truly creative and emotional. As an avid artist who draws every single day creating books of cartoons and drawings, Loui has travelled extensively all over Europe and Asia.

Regina Hona, 1956 | Seascapes painter

Regina Hona is an Australian artist, art show judge and tutor who's speciality is painting portraiture and water subjects.

Regina has held many group and solo exhibitions and has been winning many major awards since 1999. Her works have been printed in several issues of the Australian Artist Magazine and a feature article published in the International Artist Magazine.

Although she is predominately known for her seascapes and landscapes, she is equally at home painting portraits, still life and other subjects.

Mike Barr, 1955 | Impressionist painter

Mike is an Adelaide-based impressionist painter with a penchant for rain in the city and beaches.

He started his artistic life as a potter and participated in an exhibition with Adelaide’s best when only 19 years of age. It is just over 10 years ago since he started painting in acrylics and oils and has gained over 50 awards during this time.

The beautiful beaches of Adelaide and the state of South Australia have inspired Mike to convey their sense of wonder through his work. He believes that the sky holds the key to most paintings, particularly at the beach where the sky is uninterrupted by buildings – "it’s here that we experience a real sense of space".

Lorraine Lewitzka, 1952 | Figurative Watercolour painter

Lorraine Lewitzka was born in South Australia, into a family of artists and worked as a fashion and illustrative artist in the late '60's, beginning watercolour painting in 1985. In 1988, Lorraine was accepted as a Fellow of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts and began exhibiting in private and mixed exhibitions.

A significant highlight and turning point of Lorraine's career was the inaugural study award at the Victor Harbor Rotary Art Show. As a result, she was tutored by four distinguished watercolourists in the U.S.A. being Robert Wade, Betty Lou Schlemm, Christopher Schink and Alex Powers, after which she attended a summer school at the Slade School of Art, London, discovering the new medium of oils in life painting.

Ivars Jansons, 1939 | Plein Air painter

Ivars Jansons was born in Latvia. After completing his secondary education Ivars took up architectural studies where the opportunity arose to express him self artistically so he would often produce small watercolor studies.

In 1964 Ivars turned professional and in 1967 held his first solo exhibition in Green Glades Gallery Melbourne, one of many successful exhibitions which were sold out within an hour of opening. Painting trips locally and interstate were very much a part of Ivars career. In 1969 he painted extensively in New Zealand and in 1972 traveled overseas to expand his knowledge in art. Leonard Fuller was Ivars teacher at the St Ives School of Painting.