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”.
Bogged in Mountain Country
615mm x 510mm
$255.00
Available at the Gilbert Wines Exhibition 18th of August - 29th September 2024
Mountain Country Vines
615mm x 510mm
$255.00
Available at the Gilbert Wines Exhibition 18th of August - 29th September 2024
Plantagenet Pastoral
The Farmyard Test
Winters Morning Muster
Where Eagles Dare
The Gate Keepers
Misty Ranges
Into Mountain Country
Hikers in the Stirlings
Mountain Country Views
Calendar
2025 Calendars available now!! Paintings by me, myself, personally and poems by the amazingly talented Warren Edgar-Gillespie. Order now to get your copy of this magnificent product which will turn each month of next year into a wonderful experience. Or you could just order a copy to keep two starving artists alive!! Cost is $24.50 plus $8.00 postage and handling in WA..
Portraits of Landscapes
Calendar
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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
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Price $85 + postage $20
Price $85