Michelle loves the beauty and diversity of Australian flora and fauna. She was born
here in Perth and a love of local beaches has led to her embracing natural ocean
elements in some of her paintings. These include shells, coral and rockpool scenes.
She also paints bushland themes including native wildflowers and animals as well as
fantasy items such a stylised dragonflies and abstracts.
Michelle works in watercolour, acrylic, textiles and mixed media and likes to show the
wonder of small hidden treasures of the natural world in her works.
Follow her on social media:
Email: mmbb@bigpond.net.au
Instagram: @Michelle Henderson Art
Facebook: Michelle Henderson Artist
Art Awards:
Kondinin Art Prize – Works on Paper, 2nd Prize 2016
Cervantes Art Prize – Watercolour, Highly recommended 2017
Newdegate Art Exhibition – 2nd Prize 2017
As a country boy born in Quairading John discovered his artistic talent early, at school he became known as the ‘class artist’. John embraced his talent and has continued to paint throughout his life. In recent years with more time and a deep yearning within he has focused his attention on steadily building a body of work.
John says of himself “Being an artist is who I am, it comes from very deep inside,” this drive to paint has been fed by a constant flow of inspiration. Not content to remain with one subject or style John’s work moves from traditional to the surreal and back again. Each crafted work comes with its own insights and commentary on life and he is always pushing his creativity to its limits with new ideas and techniques.
John’s medium of choice is Acrylics; the quickly drying paint allows him to apply the brush while inspiration flows. A perfectionist at heart John will revisit a painting again and again stepping away to let the final image to reveal itself. This often means a steep learning curve working out how to bring his vision to life. He uses dark backgrounds as his base because he likes the way it adds depth and impact – “ I love to bring subjects to life from the dark.”
The Iconic Stockman Series of paintings come hot on the heels of his successful solo exhibition in the Swan Valley in August of 2019. There is limited stock available as editions are running at 100 prints per painting.
Visit John’s website: johnnedkelly.com.au
I took up painting in 2016 after a serious illness prompted a revaluation of my lifestyle and goals. Having been given a terminal cancer diagnosis of 6 to 9 months to live, it was a wakeup call to say the least. I felt the need to spend whatever time I had left enjoying myself. It also ignited a passion to leave something behind for family and friends, something to be remembered by if you will.
One 4 hr Pastel workshop on seascapes got me hooked, I have not put down the pastels since! I quickly started exhibiting and selling paintings as I ran out of wall space. Many of my works are held in private collections in USA, Barbados, Northern Cyprus, Switzerland the UK and here in Australia. Many have been gifted to family and friends or charity and 9 were paid commissions.
I now enjoy painting most subjects and have started to explore other mediums. I continue to attend classes to improve my skills and learn new techniques. I find painting very therapeutic; it takes your mind off everything, and you can forget whatever worries you have.
I have my own website: www.Anniswoodsart.com, Instagram, Facebook and a profile on Bluethumb online Gallery: https://bluethumb.com.au/annis-woods
I serve on the committees of the Pastel Society of WA and North Coast Art Club. I am also a member of Trigg Art Club.
Prizes
Winner People’s Choice – Blue Lizard Gallery – the Art of Instruction Exhibition 2022
Winner Wanneroo and Joondalup Art Association Online Art Competition – Theme Wings 2020
Finalist Sterling Art Award 2021
Category winner Wanneroo Show 2nd Prize Pastel Painting 2019
Category winner Wanneroo Show 1st Prize Pastel Painting 2019