For visits on other days or months or for sales or price enquiries please phone 08 86665242 or email elliott.maddison@activ8.net.au
A selection of original Paintings and Limited Edition Prints of all sizes are available for purchase
DIRECTIONS:
There are 3 ways to reach the Gallery.
· From Main North Rd, travelling between Wirrabara and Murraytown, turn left onto Port Germein Gorge Rd. Continue for 6 kms, then turn right into Survey Rd. The Gallery is 500 mts on the right and is well signposted.
· From Melrose by driving along Survey Rd for 16 kms . This is an unsealed but scenic drive. The Gallery is on the left.
· From the Main Highway travelling between Port Pirie and Port Augusta - turn right at the Murray Town turnoff and drive approx 19 kms through scenic Port Germein Gorge. Then turn left into Survey Rd - the Gallery is 500 mts on your right.
Each year in Sept/Oct I hold a new exhibition of my work at the "Old Survey Art Gallery" as part of the annual "Brush with Art" Festival held in spring throughout the Flinders Ranges.
I was born in Brisbane in 1956 and spent my childhood living on a remote sheep station outside Winton in Western Queensland. Interested in art from an early age, I finished school in 1972 and went on to complete a 3 year Associate Diploma in Fine Art at The Queensland College of Art in 1975. In 1979, I moved to Cairns in North Queensland where I met the late John Kibby, an inspirational Artist, Teacher, Framer and Restorer. I became a member of “Cairns Artists United” and for many years attended John’s numerous workshops and dynamic life drawing classes.
I lived in Cairns for 23 years and throughout the 1980’s, worked mostly in Pastel and Coloured Pencil, selling large numbers of artworks. During this same period I completed my Registered Nursing and Midwifery Certificates at the Cairns Base Hospital.
It wasn’t until the1990’s that I decided to pursue my life long interest in Watercolour, attending watercolour classes, whilst at the same time completing a Bachelor of Health Science Degree by correspondence.
Working with experienced watercolourists, John Kibby, Pam Slattery and thereafter with the late Eula Jensen, I explored different styles and techniques. Strongly influenced by the vibrant colour of the tropics, I began to combine traditional transparent watercolour effects with mixed media such as collage, gouache and metallic relief paint, to create my own unique style.
In 2001 I held my first Solo Exhibition “Kaliedoscope” at the “Tanks Art Gallery” in Cairns, before moving to live in the Southern Flinders Ranges in South Australia in mid 2002. I traveled back to Cairns in 2003 for a second successful solo exhibition entitled “Tropical Symphony”, which was held at the “Art On Aplin” Gallery.
From 2004 to 2008, I was a member of “Painters of the Flinders Ranges Inc”, exhibiting yearly with other members in the historic Wilpena Woolshed in the Flinders Ranges National Park. At the same time, I continued to exhibit in joint and solo exhibitions, both interstate and in SA.
My passion for nature and wildlife has continued to play a major part in my painting. I enjoy experimenting with multiple layers of transparent watercolour glazes, often combining these techniques with gold relief and other metallic media. I am passionate about expressing my feelings for the natural environment with the use of vibrant colour, simplicity of composition and the interplay of negative and positive shapes.
I live with my Husband and Daughter on Survey Rd, Bangor, a winding picturesque road between the beautiful Port Germein Gorge Road and the historic town of Melrose. Here I have set up my Art Studio and Gallery, “The Old Survey Art Gallery" which is open on Sundays from 10am till 4pm. (for visits at other times: ph 86665242)
A selection of my paintings, past and current, can be viewed on this website.
