Jenny Sayer
Drawing, painting and creating, her career encompassed the skills she enjoyed. Initially working in Graphic Design, this changed to Sign Writing as a way of getting outdoors. In partnership with husband Stu they owned a professional Sign business, Tamar Signs in Launceston Tasmania for 25 years. In 2012 she moved with her family to Murwillumbah in the Northern Rivers of NSW. Her attention is now on creating her own artwork with hands on materials and techniques.
Exhibitions
Natural Chaos
Artpost 14 April - 25 May 22
1464 Kyogle Rd Uki
Despite the demands of her medium, Jenny’s work is instinctively painterly and expressive of the beautiful although at times treacherous environment of the Northern Rivers. The title of her show, ‘Natural Chaos ‘, however, doesn’t refer to natural disasters at all – rather the way in which the laws of nature grow and proliferate. The liveliness of the glass, its sensitivity to colour, light and texture is a perfect medium with which to express that fertile chaos
Glass Mosaic 890 x 330
Quandong Bank
mixed media 195 x 665
Morning Drive
glass mosaic triptych 120 sq ea
Ants Eye View
Glass mosaic 890x 330
Remember the Cold?
mixed media 890 x 330
All Paths Deserve Bling
mixed media 585 x 260
Ancient Recycling
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil encaustic on board
Out of the Forest
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil on board
Metamorphosis
Mandy Nolan- Oil on board
Give me pillows
Mandy Nolan- Oil on board
Motherhood
Paintings - Oil and Mixed Media
Falls
Body Landscape studies - Mixed Media
Morning Chat
An interesting morning conversation at the beach. Oil on canvas
Morning Song
Nothing starts the day quite like the warble of a magpie. Oil on canvas
The Cloud Factory
Condong Sugar Mill an icon of my neighbourhood. Oil on board
Smoko
Condong Sugar Mill morning smoko in the shade. Oil on board
Murwillumbah
Such a colourful town. Oil on board
Rainforest
Oil on board. commission for friends Russ & Helen
Dreamtime
Dot chasing seagulls on Dreamtime Beach. Oil oncanvas
Cugen Gold
Precious soil of Cudgen. Oil oncanvas
Mosaics
My mosaics are made with cut, broken or slumped glass. Glass gives such a depth and richness, mirror gives movement. While glass is my favorite material I also love to combine it with mixed media, mainly found objects, rocks, driftwood, sand and wax (encaustic). Most works are framed with reclaimed timber or driftwood which floats up on our Tweed River bank.
It's a Fine Line
The fire gods tread a fine line between total destruction and life.
Mixed media on board
Breakthrough
Breaking through the surface of water, from one world to another
After the Rain
That just rained feeling caught in a small A4 sized glass on glass mosaic
Flannel Flowers
Iconic flannel flowers in glass with addition of local rock
Cudgen Gold
The fabulous golden farming soil of Cudgen. Glass on Glass additions of coloured wire. Approx A4
Strangler Fig
Tidal Flow
Glass originates with sand, it feels right to combine them in this mixed media mosaic. Includes of wire, slumped glass, rocks, shells and broken windscreen glass
Falls
One of my first mosaics, includes clear textured glass, stones, rock and timber
Poicianas
The beauty of fallen flowers floating by
Gum Blossoms
Slumped and mirrored glass. strange hounds-tooth pattern bottom right illustrates how difficult mirror is to photograph
Mangroves
Mangroves, the life support of our waterways. Glass on Glass.
High Tide
Great feeling to walk through the trees to the beach! Huge shame there can't be more natural coastline
River Lights
Sunset on water, what could be better?
Thin Ice
Inspired by frozen water and tough alpine plants on Cradle Mountain Tasmania
Exhibitions
COUNTENANCE
NRCG Northern Rivers Community Gallery
46 Cherry Street Ballina
I'm fascinated by the layers and contradictions of personalities and lives. In the process of entering the unattainable Archibald Prize I have had the privilege of meeting and painting two amazing people.
Dr Gregory Peel Smith spent much of his life in institutions believing he was unworthy of a society he did not understand. His journey from hermit to academic is a testament to his strength of character. His story can be read in his book ‘Out of the Forest’ or seen on ABC’s Australian Story. Showing the power of caring by those both camouflaged and celebrated, comedian, activist, writer Mandy Nolan gives it to us straight! She has a powerful and acidic sense of humour that can cut through any BS and make us consider the way we act and react.
Portrait of comedian Mandy Nolan - encaustic on board
TIMEOUT
Gregory Peel Smith- Encaustic on board
LIFE
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil on board
Forgotton Australians
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil on board
Trough the Trees
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil on board
At Work
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil on board
Understanding
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil encaustic on board
Out of the Forest
Gregory Peel Smith- Oil on board
Metamorphosis
Mandy Nolan- Oil on board
Give me pillows