Across a storied lifetime of art making, Margaret Olleyâs (1923-2011) flower paintings â predominantly painted through the 1960s â remain some of her most beloved work. With a palette of greens and burnt oranges, Banksia (1970), exemplified her ability to capture a subject in a warm, painterly style without sacrificing detail. In 1964, artist and […]
In her Brisbane school days, Margaret Olley (1923-2011) was âalways rushing around, quite rebellious, doing her own thing. She wasnât particularly academic, so she wasnât interested in any of that.â It was at this time that encouragement from a particularly supportive art teacher, Caroline Baker, helped spark Olleyâs interest in art making â a realisation […]
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