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Glenda Rowett is a South Australian based Australian Wildlife and Landscape Artist specialising in Draught Horses, Birds, Flowers, African and Australian Landscapes

Australian Landscape Paintings

Thursday, February 23, 2012
Australia is fortunate to have many talented artists creating unique and vivid Australian landscape paintings that capture the spirit of this vast land. Through oils, water colours and pastels, the intriguing and distinctive outback, bush and coastal landscapes of Australia are recorded in art that is sought after by locals and overseas visitors alike. The traditions of rural life in Australia, as well as the unique animals and flora that inhabit this vast country are all different themes that appear in these vibrant artworks.

Where to buy landscape art

Regional art galleries and exhibitions can be found in capital cities and rural towns, with works that capture the local scenery and as well as artwork that takes inspiration from further afield. These are a good place to start if you’re visiting an area and interested in buying something to take back from your holidays, or even if you’re a local looking for something unique to hang in your home. While on holiday you can have a look at what is available to buy, or with the internet making it easy to connect with people, you may decide to order online after you holidays – a perfect solution if you haven’t any extra room in your luggage.

Australian landscapes

If you love nature, then landscape art is sure to appeal to you. These artworks bring to life the environment around us, with mediums such as oils and watercolours used to capture the natural beauty of the scenery in an area.
The diversity of landscapes in Australia means that paintings can include rivers, mountains, beaches and the outback. Recent Australian landscape paintings include those fine art paintings produced with a more traditional style, as well as more abstract works of art and dot paintings by Aboriginal painters. Different artists will have their own distinctive style, based upon the choice of medium, subject and personal vision that they bring to their artwork.

Landscapes are a much loved form of art that appeals for the way it captures the distinctive natural beauty of Australia. The people who work on the land and the beauty of the environment inspires, and draws people in, from both Australia and overseas, with the artwork receiving acclaim locally and internationally. If you’re visiting Australia, or on holiday in another region, paintings, prints or items with artwork from the place your visiting are great as gifts to take back with you. Australian landscape paintings share the artist’s vision of what makes Australia unique, as well as the painter’s viewpoint of the countryside in which they live.
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