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Frankston City Council has chosen my Olivers Hill II print to represent Frankston. Four of the prints will be going to Frankston Sister Cities. (Susano Japan, Wuxi China, Suva Fiji and Tenby Wales). It is a great honor to represent Frankston in this way and of course I am elated to be collected Internationally.

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SBS LANDSCAPE PRIZE 2021 FINALIST

10/3/2021

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It was wonderful to be included in the Southern Buoy Landscape Prize 2021. As a finalist I will be published in this years catalogue which I will post a link to soon. Meanwhile click on the link to the show show and enjoy this years finalist.
Southern Bouy Landscape Prize 2021 and a link to my entry Mills Beach Linocut. I was happy to have sold three in the addition as a result of the show. Great organization and as far as online shows go this one was brilliant. Thanks to everyone on the team at Southern Buoy Studios.

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PENINSULA ESSENCE MAGAZINE AUGUST 2021

8/7/2021

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Peninsula Essence Magazine, August 2021 has featured a story about my arts practice.
Click on the photo of the magazine below for the story;
"Celebrating Suburbia"
by Andrea Louise Thomas.

Link to Peninsula Essence Magazine Webpage and story.

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OLIVERS HILL - LEAVING THE PENINSULA
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The most recent painting has just been completed in the Melbourne Covid Lockdown #4. This Acrylic painting measuring 90cm x 90cm could almost represent life as it is right now. We are not permitted to walk on the hill because it is more then 5km away. Locked in our homes for two weeks I cannot really complain with time to create my memories. This painting is for sale for $1800. Available soon at Seaford gallery Aquire in the month of June 2021.

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Telegraph Poles - Reg Mombassa

5/29/2021

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Reg inspires me to keep painting the things I see and love. Their sculptural mark against nature’s background complete and compliment a suburban landscape.

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Photoshoot with NAVA

4/17/2021

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I was recently asked to do a photo shoot for NAVA (National Association for the Visual Arts). I was a recipient of the ABF ( Artists Benevolent Fund). This award helped me to get my framing coat paid for a show after Covid lockdown. I am so appreciative to all the sponsors and to NAVA for believing in me.

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FLYERS FOR YOUR ARTS BUSINESS PRACTICE

1/6/2021

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I believe that you, as an artist, are in charge of your own sales and marketing. This is why going into galleries can be an expensive option for some artist. There art work is marked up to a higher because the gallery does all the website exposure, media distribution and social media for you. Which is why usually two thirds of the sale go to the gallery who have sold your work. Or you could take control of your own sales, media and social exposure and get your art out there into the community. This is a rewarding option to depending on galleries. Sometimes it seems that every other person I meet is an artists of some kind. The competition is high and the sales are fewer than in recent decades. This is why I try and spend a third of my arts practice time doing my own promotions. Sometimes it feels like I loose followers on social platforms because of my dedication to my own cause. However, there will be that time when I am out and about in the community and a complete stranger will say, "Hey, arn't you that artist, yes I've heard all about you". That is far more valuable to me than followers on a social platform. Its about getting your name and artwork into your local community. That is why I recently had some flyers made up for my arts practice business. The expense was a little high for 50 flyers, but I will keep you posted. If I see as a direct result of walking the area of Olivers Hill and I make one sale , it will be worth the effort. Thats whay its all about, making it happen, working it all the time, loving what you do and getting out into the community. No one is going to do it for you, there will always be some sort of disappointment when others take control of what you do. So make it happen, inbox me for advice. I am happy to share my strategies with you.

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OLIVERS HILL LINOCUT II

12/30/2020

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OLIVERS HILL II - Hand painted Linocut

Olivers Hill II is one of my popular Linocuts. The first Olivers Hill No. 1 was an abstract view of the hill and so far 29 of the 100 edition have been sold. On the success of that I decided to do a more realistic view of the Hill. At the time of taking the photograph for my own records I knew that the Caltex station was soon to be pulled down. Olivers Hill is one of the most recognizable landscapes on the Peninsula. When I lived on the Hill in my parents home there was no retaining wall, Now the Caltex station is no longer there and soon apartments will take its place. The boardwalk wasnt there either when I was growing up and now the board walk is a favorite walking and running spot for so many people on the Peninsula.

At the moment I have sold 8 of the edition. The prints are a large size for a linocut and framed up are approximately 60cm x 80cm. They are printed on archival printmaking papers and hand painted with pigmented inks. Each print takes a few weeks to hand paint. I like to take my time and layer the inks with a lot of time spent on details and colors.
If you are interested in print you can contact me through the website on the contact page or click on the link to the Olivers Hill II page for more images of some of the editions.

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Coming back to the Peninsula

12/25/2020

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Billy Nye thanks her Peninsula upbringing for the aesthetic that now dominates her work.
“My work is inspired by the simplicity of the suburban streetscape; the paradise of domesticity. I see beauty in the everyday. I feel that artists David Hockney, Reg Mombassa and Howard Arkley view the mundane world with a similar sense of admiration,”

“After spending decades of my life abroad, I return to the quaint landscape of the Mornington Peninsula in my artistic mind. It has always been, and will remain a uniquely beautiful location to me; associated with nostalgia, but also brimming with potential for the future.

“These seemingly ordinary landmarks: swimming pools, houses, fences, powerlines and suburban streets, are scenes of home. I don’t feel the need to travel anymore, as my own backyard serves as my private oasis. To me, there is no place like the Peninsula.”

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PENINSULA ESSENCE MAGAZINE AUGUST 2021

June 13th, 2021

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OLIVERS HILL - LEAVING THE PENINSULA
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Telegraph Poles - Reg Mombassa

Reg inspires me to keep painting the things I see and love. Their sculptural mark against nature’s background complete and compliment a suburban landscape.

Photoshoot with NAVA

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OLIVERS HILL LINOCUT II

Coming back to the Peninsula

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