By Hollie Harris
LOCAL artist Beth Diprose will be exhibiting her exquisite landscape paintings at the Pomona Railway Station Gallery in the new exhibition room The Banana Shed.
“Through the Eyes of an Artist” will run from 28 January to 22 February, with an official opening on Saturday 28 January, at 11am.
Beth says the beauty in the hinterland where she lives inspires her to encourage people to not just “go from point A to point B” but to look around them and appreciate the beautiful area and to “stop and smell the roses”.
“After I returned from 18 years living in Darwin, which had it’s unique colourful beauty, I found the softer landscapes here breathtakingly different, changing each day and in each season.
“I see my surroundings ‘Through the Eyes of an Artist’ and want others to come on that journey with me, being drawn into the wonder and beauty that I depict in my work,” Beth said.
Beth has been painting for many years and creates landscapes which reflect the beauty of living in the countryside of the Mary Valley and Noosa regions. Her paintings put the viewer in a familiar place. She has an experienced hand at using colour, light, shade, composition for a very painterly landscape style.
Having exhibited in Brisbane, Darwin and Katherine in the Northern Territory, she has also participated in local shows on the coast and the hinterland achieving several awards.
The gallery is at 10 Station Street, Pomona, and is open seven days a week, Monday to Friday from 10am to 4pm and Saturday/Sunday 10am to 2pm.
