Gail McKenzie

Werri Beach, South Coast NSW

105 x 90 cm

Oil on canvas

Gail McKenzie is an accomplished landscape painter and an avid traveller.

Originally from rural NZ and currently living in Sydney, Gail’s focus is on capturing her connection to the land. Painting on location (en plein air) grounds her work, which she finishes off in her studio on return from her travels.

Her ongoing commitment to the environment and natural habitats is reflected in her paintings.

Gail’s sense of adventure and love of travel means she is rarely without her pochade box and paints, to capture colours and scenes wherever inspiration hits.

A finalist in multiple high-profile landscape art prizes, Gail also loves to spend her time with her family and friends.

Mike Barr

Sun-Shower on Collins

90 x 120 cm

Oil on canvas

Mike Barr is known for his interpretations of rainy city streets and has learned his craft by being out in the rainy streets of Melbourne and Adelaide and translating the mood onto canvas.

He believes that paintings should be felt by the emotions, and this is what he aims for when painting rain in the city in his impressionist style.

With more than 80 art prizes under his belt, 50 art magazine articles and published in the award-winning Art of Being Melbourne, Mike was honoured to be invited by the Art Gallery of South Australia to demonstrate during the Clarice Becket Exhibition in 2021.