At our recent first Monday we listened to Mary Tonkin explain the exhibition of her work currently on show .
These are panels of what can be called large scale landscapes of close ups of the bush deep in Mt Dandenong. The panels cover the wall at the back of the Gallery and are designed to immerse the viewer into the vegetation. They do this quite well. There is both close up and distance involved. Some of the imagery is detailed and other parts approach impressionism.
Mary's drawings which led to her paintings cover another wall and are worth a viewing also. In some ways these appear to be more artistic.
Mary Tonkin, 'Rambles', Benalla Art Gallery 16 May — 20 Jul 2025
These are panels of what can be called large scale landscapes of close ups of the bush deep in Mt Dandenong. The panels cover the wall at the back of the Gallery and are designed to immerse the viewer into the vegetation. They do this quite well. There is both close up and distance involved. Some of the imagery is detailed and other parts approach impressionism.
Mary's drawings which led to her paintings cover another wall and are worth a viewing also. In some ways these appear to be more artistic.
Mary Tonkin, 'Rambles', Benalla Art Gallery 16 May — 20 Jul 2025
Join us at 'First Monday' at 10 am on Monday 7 July when local artist Kate Jenvey will share her passion for Africa and the wild animals that captured her imagination as a child and continue to inspire her detailed and realistic art practice today.
Neville Gibb
Neville Gibb
