Online Exhibition
Spirit of the country
Women of the HinterlandJill Treloar | Rosemary Harris Arnott | Jacinta Bishop | Sally Miller | Penny Fawcett | Veronica McDonald
Spirit of the Country – Women of the Hinterland, is an exhibition of local artists of the Riverlee Art Group Winchelsea and invited friends. A collection of traditional, realist and abstract paintings, created using oil, watercolour and mixed mediums.
For further details on artwork that is for sale please contact Art Space Coordinator surfcoastartspace@gmail.com
Jill Treloar
Earth Patterns of Urquharts Bluff 1
By Jill Treloar
40cm x 40cm
oil on canvas
$300
Earth Patterns of Urquharts Bluff 2
By Jill Treloar
40cm x 40cm
oil on canvas
$300
Tangled
By Jill Treloar
45cm x 60cm
oil on canvas
$500
Bungle Bungle
By Jill Treloar
60cm x 60cm
oil on canvas
$500
Windswept
By Jill Treloar
45cm x 60cm
oil on canvas
$500
Rosemary Harris-Arnott
Lotus Pond
by Rosemary Harris-Arnott
51cm x 76cm
oil on canvas
$600
Snowgums
By Rosemary Harris-Arnott
76cm x 76cm
oil on canvas
$650
Halls Gap Plein Air
By Rosemary Harris-Arnott
50.5cm x 50.5cm
oil on canvas
$400
Sally Miller
Untitled #1
By Sally Miller
105cm x 80cm
oil on linen canvas
$800
Untitled #2
By Sally Miller
105cm x 80cm
oil on linen canvas
$800
Untitled #1
By Sally Miller
105cm x 80cm
oil on linen canvas
$800
Penny Fawcett
Sandhills And Shorelines
By Penny Fawcett
oil on canvas
60cm x 60cm
$700
Storm over Torquay Beach
By Penny Fawcett
oil on canvas
60cm x 60cm
$900
Veronica McDonald
Shipwreck Coast
By Veronica McDonald
oil on canvas
100cm x 80cm
$1000
Artist Profiles
Jill Treloar
Jill Treloar’s art journey began in Winchelsea in 2000 with the course ‘Artways’, and studies in oils and watercolours with artist Amanda Hyatt, Ray Woods, Robyn Kittlety Rodman and Lianne Gough. Jill has been with the Riverlee group since it’s beginning and involved in many group exhibitions they have taken part in the Surf Coast Trail since it’s inception. Living on a farm in her childhood and owning a flower farm in later years. Jill’s affinity for the natural world is evident in her realist and abstract works.’ Jill has five oil paintings for sale.
Rosemary Harris-Arnott
The influence of her upbringing along with times of riding her horse through the Australian countryside inspire Harris Arnott’s work, as does beach walks, bush and grasslands of the Surf Coast and trips to central Australia. Rosemary grew up on the land and is inspired by nature, as demonstrated by her oils of environmental landscapes and series of found nests. She strives to create peaceful art works that reflect the places and things that she loves- showing natural light at different times of the day and seasons. @rosemaryharrisarnott also currently has work at @eaglesnestgallery and has been awarded in 2019 ‘Best painting at Anglesea Art show for ‘River Red Gum’, First Prize Portrait of People with Animals for ‘Wally Conron- still riding at 90’ Geelong Arts Society and also Best Exhibit, for ‘Wind in my Hair’ Angair Art Show – We have three of her gorgeous paintings for sale.
Jacinta Bishop
Jacinta has always found the nature of beach walking very restorative and revitalising. Over the years, while walking, she has collected many colourful pieces of sea glass resulting in quite the collection. She began making circles and mixing the different coloured glass on a piece of board and before long all shapes and sizes of arrangements were occurring. Unlike mosaic she enjoys working with glass shapes as they are found on the beach. So the irregularity is a part of the piece. Thus, the walking and finding has evolved into a restorative and creative pursuit for her.
Sally Miller
Sally Miller lives and works on a farm in Winchelsea. She cites a life cultivating and observing the land, and natural environment as her primary inspiration when painting. Training in Fine Art at RMIT, she began her creative practice specialising in ceramics and has spent 10 years refining her technique. Her loose, organic brushwork captures the striking variations in the Australian landscape that have caught her imagination at home and during her travels. Sally has recently shown her drawings and oil paintings in group exhibitions at Geelong Art Society, Winter-garden, 2016 Belle Art Prize @chapman_bailey_gallery, @surfcoastartstrail and @surfcoast_artspace Sally is currently working on a series of horse paintings depicting horses in motion with the intention of conveying the movement. Horses are a lifelong passion of hers.
Veronica McDonald
For Veronica, painting has been an important part of her life for many years. After a very fulfilling career as a midwife she finally listened to the words of her high school art teacher and followed her dream to paint. Those years for her have been extremely satisfying. A journey that took her to many places meeting any people with a like minded interest. The formation of the Riverlee art group in Winchelsea was a great influence in her life. An outcome of this has been the Exhibition by the Women of the Hinterland. A group within a group. Country women whose association with the land goes back to their childhood and their ancestors. Those who have been influenced by the seasons. The circle of life on the land. Native flora and fauna. The ocean just over the horizon. Inspiration to paint…everywhere. Her stunning painting Shipwreck Coast’ is for sale -100 x 90cm, $1000.
