Bus Stop 21 Oil
ONE OF THE advantages of growth is being able to appreciate different aspects of a subject and for an artist, life experience is invaluable. This is apparent in the works
of Kevin Oxley who has the enviable combination of honed artistic abilities, plenty to express and a genuinely different way of looking at the world. A recent move to a larger studio, heightened his awareness of his own technical and creative progression, as various artworks resurfaced. This has led to a delightful collection of works to be featured at ‘Art on Cairncross’, which Oxley has aptly titled “Ways of Seeing”.
“I hope that those who have enjoyed my highly successful exhibitions along various themes over the past few years, will enjoy seeing where a lot of those ideas and methods
Flower Study - Oil on Terylene
came from”, says Oxley.
The works encompass glorious oils and cross-hatched pencil drawings alongside fine watercolours and etchings. The subjects range from traditional landscapes expertly capturing the light to some still available works from the Quixote series, all of which
command respect and consideration. Oxley has seen many sides of life from a working class childhood on the Hay Plains through to his twenties, when having earned his living with many different jobs, he was painting and drawing as much as possible and knew he wanted to be an artist.
He applied for a visual arts course at the East Sydney Technical College, presented a
Hill Form, Blackall Range - coloured pencil
portfolio and was amazed when the interviewer essentially told him that he had already
accomplished all that the course could teach him. His ‘selfdirected’ learning continues to this day and in this collection the marvellous results will speak for themselves.
“Ways of Seeing” will be on display at ‘Art on Cairncross’, Cairncross Corner, Maleny from September 11th – 26th. The gallery is open 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Sunday and more information can be found at www.artoncairncross.com.au
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