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Margaret Turner - Artist
Pastel and Oil Fine Art
Painting of a gum tree in front of a dry landscape
Ormiston Gorge
Painting of a single rose on a table
Rose radiance
Painting of a vase with yellow wattle flowers in it
Wattle magic
Painting of a gum tree in front of a dry landscape
Ormiston Gorge
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My world in oils and pastels
"I am an Australian traditional artist and work in primarily oils and pastels. I love painting landscapes and am attracted to the light in a scene.
"I have always had a passion for art. My formal art journey began 35 years ago when I enrolled in an oil landscape course in Canberra. My tutor was a renowned Canberra artist who also created works with soft pastels and it was through her influence that my love for this medium began. I was captivated by the application of pastel on paper and how light and atmosphere was able to be created by the touch of this lovely medium.
"Pastels were not well known in the 1990s and they have since grown in popularity and appreciated by art enthusiasts in the ensuing years. The softness and range of colours in pastels allows the artist to create an illusion of light, shadow and mood and this is why I love to paint with this medium.
"I also paint in oil and the Australian landscape is an alluring subject for this medium where the mixing of colours allow you to create the harshness and sensitivity of the Australian landscape.
I hope you enjoy my paintings.
"To see my recent works, see my Instagram account which is linked below."
- Margaret Turner
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