Fresh of the Farm, an Exhibition by Patricia M Houston
This is a colourful exhibition of original artworks by an established local professional artist and teacher Patricia M Houston. This is a must see exhibition with paintings of animals, still life, land and seascapes. Painted in oils, acrylics and mixed medium.
Patricia is a completely self taught artist and 1,250 paintings later is still going strong. Here is an excerpt from her artistic statement "I was born in Adelaide and was the eldest of eight children. My father Raymond Loader worked for the Woods and Forest Department. I remember going to work with him in a Blitz truck with a book, pencil, my lunch and a tomahawk to help him trim the pines when he cut them down. I was always getting in trouble for taking dad's marking pencils and chalk. The forest was full of birds, animals, wild flowers, bull ants, snakes and lizards - it was beautiful, we even had a possum that lived in the springs under the seat of the Blitz truck. I drew everything and on anything at work with dad, even on the freshly cut log ends as they made a nice smooth surface to draw on. At home I was fascinated by the colours in the bricks that my grandfather made by hand and used to build the family home. I drew on the walls, floors and cement, mostly with charcoal from the open fire in the lounge. I drew on the shed and the wood on the back of the pig-pen. I got myself into a lot of trouble for drawing on everything."
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