Camilla Connolly

The decision to take a serious look at my health and lifestyle was not a considered one. In 1998 at the age of 36, I found myself decimated by substance abuse….and so today, I not only paint and enjoy the delights of my family and friends, but I believe in giving and being of service to others. My newfound values ensure I live a life with a spirit of inclusion and kindness and at the same time uphold a responsibility to self.

Visit www.camillaconnolly.com to view her artwork and for more info.

John Dahlsen

John began his artistic career during the 70s as a student at the Victorian College of the Arts where he says he learnt what it meant to have an energetic response to the creative process. John started out as a figurative painter because he felt he had ‘a narrative story to tell’ but moved to abstract work because he wanted to convey a ‘spiritual’ message which he felt was better articulated through this creative form.

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Lynne Marshall

Lyne lives and works on a mountain range at Tallegalla, with her studio overlooking Minden Valley and the landscape that has come to influence her most. Although elements of nature invade her paintings, especially skies, these are far from realistic works. They are rather, imaginary landscapes that have many perspectives. For artworks to be authentic Lyne believes they need to have an altruistic purpose and slowly evolve.

Melinda Blair Patterson

Melinda grew up in Adelaide in a typical Australian family and had a career of twenty years in the corporate world before becoming an artist. From an early age she has been able to sense and feel the energy of other people and in her latte twenties this emerged more fully. Now a committed artist she calls her work Soul Essence Art, and her greatest passion is painting commissioned intuitive ‘energy portraits’ of people.

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Mesha Sendyk

I learned from a very young age that time spent at the canvas was ‘sacred’. …Interestingly, what I experience while painting also transforms the way I live my life, including how I think and my approaches to situations. Through my art practice I have glimpsed something inherently unbroken, something that exists at the centre, something timeless and not dependent on a context, something profoundly evocative yet calmly whole.

Visit www.meshasendyk.com to view her artwork and for more info.