“Slowing down gives you the time to appreciate the simplicity and beauty around you in its many forms.”
JENIE FAWCKNER painter
THROUGH PAINTING AND PRINTMAKING IN HER STUDIO IN THE GREAT DIVIDING RANGE, JENIE FAWCKNER CELEBRATES THE COLOUR, COMPOSITION AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE.
I see beauty everywhere I go, no matter how majestic or plain the scenery. I love to take a simple or insignificant scene from my natural surroundings and present it artistically in a way that gives it relevance and appeal. Out in the field, I do small plein air studies, sketch and take reference photos. All of which I then take back to my studio to produce larger works on canvas. I cut the wooden stretcher bar and nail it together before my husband stretches the canvas ready for painting.
Once finished, I cut a raw wood frame and assemble it to finish the painting ready for hanging. I
