Contact Barry
I have been painting for close to 35 years and in that time have participated in many exhibitions and won several awards for my work. I work mainly in oil but also enjoy mixed media, pastel and charcoal.
I have paintings in private collections in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia as well as overseas in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Germany and China.
The majority of my training was undertaken at Adelaide Central Art School but I also studied privately with several well-known South Australian artists.
I work from my studio in Mount Barker where I also conduct oil painting classes for beginners.
Although my work has always been heavily influenced by the early Australian Impressionists (Roberts, Streeton, McCubbin and others) I feel that over the last few years I have developed a greater ability to see things through my own eyes – imposing on all of my paintings my own view of how I feel about the subject matter. Sometimes this strays into a very abstract form but I am comfortable with that transition when it occurs. I sometimes think that formal training is a hindrance to producing good art.
As the wonderful Australian Artist William Dobell once said “learn your technique thoroughly. Immerse yourself in it, and then just throw it all out the window, and express what you feel”. Follow my journey!
Mountain Country Muster #2
700 x 600mm
$265
Available for the TA DA! Exhibition
from the 7th of December at Art Chatter Gallery
The Rider
700 x 600mm
$265
Available for the TA DA! Exhibition
from the 7th of December at Art Chatter Gallery
Retired From Active Service
500 x 400mm
$145
Available for the TA DA! Exhibition
from the 7th of December at Art Chatter Gallery
Mountain Country Meadow
505 x 405mm
$145
Available for the TA DA! Exhibition
from the 7th of December at Art Chatter Gallery
The Old Home- Paddock
610 x 760mm
$295
Available for the TA DA! Exhibition
from the 7th of December at Art Chatter Gallery
Mountain Country Wanderers #1
Mountain Country Wanderers #2
Into Mountain Country
Oversize Load Approaching
Mountain Country Vines
Mountain Country Views
Plantagenet Pastoral
The Farmyard Test
Winters Morning Muster
Where Eagles Dare
The Gate Keepers
Misty Ranges
Hikers in the Stirlings
Portraits of Landscapes
Book and CD
Barry Mackie with ballads by Warren Edgar-Gillespie
This is the result of a collaboration between myself and my amazingly talented mate Warren Edgar-Gillespie.
Portraits of Landscapes
Book and CD
To purchase please click either With Delivery or to Click and Collect.
Price $85 + postage $20
Price $85