ABOUT US
Six Artists from Out of Nowhere, a group of 5 visual artists and one sculptor, decided 5 years ago, to take their minds and hearts into spaces other than the drought ravaged landscape where they lived. Setting goals with time constraints, by organizing exhibitions of their work, they made sure that time had to be set aside for their artistic pursuits.
Sandra Allen studied art in Sydney , but put her career on hold while her priorities became stick-picking, branding, and looking after husband and children. Sandra has lived most of her life in the Roma area, and has a love of, and rapport with, all aspects of bush life.
She has an off centre approach to her art, always surprising with a concept from out of left field. Sandra’s lively work is often done with her hands, and finished by brush. Her paintings often are ironic interpretations of her experiences. Her love of faces and places, and the animals and birds she lives amongst provides her with her subject matter. Don’t be surprised if the innate sense of humour in her work elicits an unintentional belly laugh!
Anne Cameron has lived on the land in the Roma area all her life. As with all women on the land, her artistic aspirations had to be subjugated to the needs of the property and the family. Her training has been with the Roma Art Group and Flying Arts.
Anne looks to the everyday things as inspiration. She uses colour and decorative elements to delineate areas. It is the embellishment that adds the texture to the works. Colour is a passion for Anne, and she also explores different media. Her paintings often have a whimsical undertone. Life presents enough problems, and Anne’s work shows her escape into paint with an optimistic outlook.
Elizabeth Corfe lived her formative years at Longreach, followed by 22 years on a property near Roma. She has since relocated to the Sunshine Coast, but has been shaped by a lifetime immersed in the highs and lows of making a living off the land. While being helpmeet to her husband, and caring for family, she found time to develop her painting skills through the Roma Art Group and Flying Arts.
Revisiting the life that is her emotional touchstone, Elizabeth’s evocative landscapes take her viewers with her to her beloved bush. Her connectedness with the land is enticing, both in her realistic portrayals, and in her more abstract works. Her passion for the land is evident.
Barbara Hancock has a larger than life view of the world. She has always lived on cattle properties in the Wandoan area, and the urge to paint often saw her running from paint brush to breast feeding the latest baby. Her training has been with the local art group and Flying Arts. Barbara takes on life and art at a hundred miles an hour, with ideas and paint tumbling out in a creative tornado. She stays true to sending her own message, and paints with verve, panache, and intensity.
Big brush strokes, and intriguing layers upon layers, create the depths of feeling with which Barbara’s canvasses envelop the viewer.
Helen Peart lives in the Arcadia Valley, two hours north of Roma, on a cattle property. Helen studied art both in Sydney and Rome. Helen’s life on the land has been her biggest influence. Her art time has to be shared with husband, children and work commitments.
The analytical approach Helen takes to her work, is showcased in intelligently thought out and creatively executed canvasses. Helen has a love affair with the Arcadia Valley. The passion of this love affair shows in flat areas of colour and interesting lines making a singular statement, with effect. Look for the message, or the story that Helen is telling. It is worth your time.
Wally Peart’s life as a grazier, and his long time involvement in agripolitics, has seen him having to relegate artistic impulses to building an underground house, and an innovative and holisitic approach to his property management. Because of the intense nature of his association with the land on all levels, Wally’s sculptures have a message that it is unmistakable. As are all men on the land, Wally is multiskilled, and working with metal is an extension of his everyday work. His fascinating works, some moulded from anthills and cactus, his favourite inspired by a bulldozer piston, are in great demand Australia wide. Wally is passionate about people, and the land. He makes the metal sing to you his story.