Local artist, Jenny Toye recently unveiled her latest mural – a water tank at Glenaladale.
The mural, which wraps around the water tank, depicts local flora and fauna, something that Glenaladale Landcare Group president, Ray Stephenson, was passionate about displaying.
It’s not Jenny’s first mural either – an artwork painted at the Nicholson River Winery took around three weeks for her to complete.
The artwork was inspired by Italian painter Caravaggio, who was well-known for combining a realistic observation of the human state with a dramatic use of lighting.
She also added her own modern touches, such as an iPhone, local birds and a bottle of Nicholson River wine.
Her mural work, which she said is “just for fun”, has also taken her interstate, with a number of her works in Port Douglas, Queensland, including three private houses and multiple shops.
“I have also been employed as artist in residence for the Mildura/Wentworth Arts Festival, the first year as concept designer for an environmental performance which involved set and costume design, the following year to ‘light’ the CBD for the festival,” Jenny said.
“I did 10 years of Mallacoota festivals running public workshops in prop making and have worked with indigenous people both in Victoria and as part of the Garma festival in the Northern Territory.
“An Australia Council grant has also allowed me to work with Aboriginal communities in the Pilbara and Kimberly regions of Western Australia.”
Jenny’s current exhibition Froute Loops, Contours and Onomatopoeia is on display at the East Gippsland Art Gallery in Bairnsdale until June 14 and features a number of ceramic pieces.
For Jenny, the venture into working with ceramics has developed over the past 12 months, but for her it’s been an enjoyable process.
