Pearl Beach artist has exhibition in botanic gardens
Pearl Beach artist Ms Marijke Greenway will exhibit her new art at the Garden Gallery at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney from Friday, September 20, to Sunday, October 20.
She said the exhibition comes after a hiatus of four years.
"Last year I was lucky enough to be on a 10-day small ship cruising Kimberley waters from Darwin to Broome," she said.
"(Late husband) John and I had travelled three loops around Australia.
"I had painted 'en plein air' every time we put up the tent in a new place, but we had not done this beautiful cruise.
"I was mesmerised by the reds of the rock faces and the colour of the water and so I started painting them from photos this time as soon as I got back.
"Adding these new paintings to those that I still have from travels with John, I felt that I should show them in a new exhibition.
"When I started putting them together all I could see was colours - hence the title Colours of Australia for the exhibition.
"After painting the new oils, I decided that my beeswax technique, encaustic, would show off the colours in great depth, so more new paintings were created.
Entry is free to the exhibition which will be open each day from 10 am to 4 pm.
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Media release, 10 Sep 2024
Marijke Greenway, Pearl Beach