Original Paintings by Barbara Gray
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I'm an artist from Sydney, Australia. Painting, drawing and any form of creative play is my passion and obsession. Inspiration comes from nature and plein air sketching [on location] Observing everyday life and capturing the moment; whether that be people interacting, contrast of light, or momentarily startling colour effects.

I wish to evoke the passion and response in the viewer to the stimulus which inspired me to create a work.

Constantly exploring and experimenting with different mediums. Oils for the ability to convey texture and lusciousness. Watercolours for transparency and dreamy soft colours and atmosphere. Charcoal for simplicity and sensitivity.

I am primarily attracted by shapes, patterns and their inherent colours, in figurative, landscape, still life, or the urban motif. We are surrounded by beauty.



Art Education

Studied diploma of fine arts at St George Tafe, Sydney. Have continued to study and progress with masterclasses and workshops with artists that I admire and stimulate me. Such as Nicholas Harding, Archibald winner, Alex Mckenzie, multi finalist for Archibald and Wynne prizes. Cherry Hood, Archibald winner. Nicole Kelly, winner of Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship. Watercolourists, Joseph Zhubic and Herman Pekel. Also travelling to Provence France in 2014 to do plein air painting with Julian Merrow-Smith. 


Group Exhibitions and Art Competitions
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2022  Flow National Watercolour Art Prize, Wollongong Art Gallery - finalist 
2021  Group exhibition, 55 Parrots, Bulli 
2020  Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize - Finalist
2019  Joint exhibition Fern Street Gallery Gerringong
2018  Hunters Hill Art Festival - finalist
2018  Thirroul Seaside Art Festival
2017  NSW Parliamentary Plein Air Painting Prize - finalist
2016  Mosman Art Prize - finalist

2016  Kogarah Art Prize - finalist
2015  Kogarah Art Prize - finalist
2015  Waterbrook Art Prize - winning prize for best use of theme - 'Early Swim Bronte'
2015  Art of Sydney, Australian Maritime Museum, Sydney
2014  St George Art Prize, Art Gallery Hurstville
2014  Bulli Art Prize, Bulli N.S.W.
2013  Kogarah Readers Salon, Kogarah
2012  St George Art Prize, Art Gallery Hurstville 



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Urban Sketchers, Sydney

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