As an avid reader of Country Style magazine since we first purchased our modest country estate I am absolutely delighted to be invited to be invited to be part of this group show at Michael Reid Murrurundi which is in collaboration with Country Style magazine. The art gallery Michael Reid Murrurundi and Country Style magazine […]
Author: Denise Faulkner
China Cabinet of Curiosities @ Michael Reid Sydney
This is my second solo show at the very prestigious Michael Reid Sydney. Painted during the 2019/2020 Summer of extreme drought and bushfires, with alternating dust storms and smoke haze, habitats and wildlife being killed at an alarming rate, as well as homes and people lost. This was by far the most difficult exhibition to […]
The Australian Interior @ Michael Reid Berlin
Oh my goodness! I am absolutely delighted to have been invited to exhibit in Michael Reid’s Berlin gallery in the group show THE AUSTRALIAN INTERIOR on view until 2 November 2019. It is an exploration of the Australian Interior (naturally) from the view of some wonderful still life and interiors artists and will be made […]
Ginger and Honey @ Michael Reid Sydney
This February sees the culmination of an art school dream come true, albeit (ahem) twenty something years later… I will be having my first solo Sydney show with a real gallery, the Michael Reid Sydney Gallery. I have been showing in his Murrurundi Gallery for a few years, which showcases emerging artists in the beautiful […]
Interview for Zoneone Arts
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by the insightful Deborah Blakeley of Zoneone Arts recently, you can read the full article here.
Garden Party @ Michael Reid Murrurundi
It has been a long time between exhibitions for me, my last solo show being last November at Artisan on Lewis. Don’t get me wrong, I haven’t been sitting idle for the past twelve months twiddling my fingers. I have been involved in a couple of group shows, one at Milk Factory gallery in Bowral […]
Huntington Estate Art Exhibition @ Huntington Estate Winery
In the midst of getting my Garden Party exhibition ready for Michael Reid Murrurundi, I was invited by Kay Norton-Knight to participate in the Huntington Estate Art Exhibition, which coincides with the Huntington Music Festival, a very prestigious event in the Mudgee calendar. I would be joined by some other very talented local artists, Anjee […]
Outside In @ Artisan on Lewis
Wow! What a truly amazing year and a half it has been! Ever since my birdies decided to invited themselves to tea in my last solo show at Artisan on Lewis in March 2016, they have been invading my imaginary home ever since, with two solo shows at the incredibly prestigious Michael Reid Murrurundi and […]
Curiouser and Curiouser @ Michael Reid Murrurundi
Well, it has been a whirlwind of a creative year! Since my second solo show at Artisan on Lewis in March of last year I have been busy painting almost full time for one show after another… with the odd side project and commission thrown in to keep me on my toes. My works have […]
You, Me and a Cup of Tea @ Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery
Well, it is listed on their website in ‘Upcoming Exhibitions’ so it must be real! A little while ago I was told by Michelle Kludas the Director of Michael Reid at Murrurundi that they had been speaking to a curator from Bundaberg Regional Gallery about having a few of my paintings in a group show […]
Ten Impossible Things Before Tea @ Michael Reid Murrurundi
I am absolutely delighted to announce that I am having an impromptu exhibition at the prestigious Michael Reid Murrurundi Gallery this July. I was contacted late May by the very supportive and encouraging Director of this gallery, Michelle Kludas, with a proposition. Can I get 10 paintings done by July. I was intrigued and said […]
Teatray in the Sky @ Artisan on Lewis
Late last year the wonderful people at Artisan on Lewis invited me to have another solo show in their fine establishment, how could I refuse. For a cafe/art gallery they represent some of the finer things in Mudgee, seasonal local and absolutely delicious food (Penny’s homemade gnocchi is to die for) not to mention great […]
Murrurundi
Who would have thought greeting cards could lead to so many other exciting opportunities! When I started this greeting card empire of mine I was not expecting some of the new and exciting responses. Not only did I get an excuse to go shopping… I mean… visiting shops… to drop off my sample packs and […]
Pet Portraits
I have taken to painting pet portraits to give away as gifts because who doesn’t love their fur babies? It is also very good practise for me to try and capture the likeness, and hopefully an essence of the personality of someone’s furry companion.
Magpies
The most entertaining of all our avian visitors are the magpies. We have a pair which nest here each year and contrary to popular opinion do not swoop at us, although they have gone for our little burmese cat, but maybe that is for some of her velvet fur, after all, who wouldn’t want to […]
Bird’s Eye View @ Artisan on Lewis
So after twenty years I have finally returned to my first love. Painting. Although I never strayed far away from it, always keeping it within sight in my various jobs over the years, but I never actually touched it, played with it, I just looked at it from afar… but here I am, in a […]
Holiday in Noosa
You would think that a trip to the tropics just before my first ever solo exhibition would be a wonderful opportunity to have a break from painting and a time to contemplate the upcoming exhibition from afar… but no… with the looming self imposed deadline, I took all my watercolour paints and a selection of […]
Australian Native Birds
Having moved from Sydney to a bush block 30 minutes out of Mudgee I was surprised and delighted by the number and variety of birds which come to visit. In the city we seemed to only have the large or aggressive birds, whereas here we had birds of all shapes and sizes, from the […]
Cat Naps Series
We have a very photogenic blue burmese cat by the name of Nikita (or Kiti for short) who spends much of her time sleeping… as all cats do… This series of paintings is based on just a small fraction of the various poses in which she manages to sleep in…