Artist's Palette

Endless Passion

Jane Greenland lived in the Queensland country town of Boonah as a child. She recalls walking past the local kindergarten and gazing at the easels, the beautiful bright colours, and paintings that were hanging to dry. She spent hours as a youngster drawing in the dirt, making and decorating mud cakes, and collecting the craft section from the old-style Women’s Weekly magazine to make whatever she could.

“I still remember the smell of the oily Craypas that we used in primary school, and the odd occasions when we

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