Edith Cowan House by the Lake

This is the house that belonged to Edith Dircksey Cowan, the first woman member of parliament in Australia. The house was built in 1890 in West Perth and is one of Western Australia's more important historical houses. One hundred years later, it was moved and reconstructed on ECU's Joondalup campus and is now home to the Peter Cowan Writers' Centre. It's a building that I am very familiar with having been a lecturer at Edith Cowan University for over 30 years and I often picnicked by the lake during my lunch hours and before watching a movie at the Pines movie theatre directly behind the building. This is the third in my series of paintings of this delightful house and my attraction is in capturing the reflections of the house and trees in the lake upon which it sits.

Follow

I am an award-winning artist living in Perth, WA and the past President of North Coast Art Club, Inc. based in Carramar.
Colour is deeply personal and can change how you feel within a space. Whether it is the art you bring into your home, or the walls and furniture you pair it with, how and where you add colour can be a daunting decision. I hope my art can assist you in this decision.

I have always loved painting and began painting professionally after retiring from university teaching fifteen years ago. My formal art education consists of four years of art study at high school in Sydney followed by a semester at East Sydney Technical College. Although my preferred medium is acrylic I also experiment with mixed media and a variety of styles and subjects. I love to play with bright colours and, in particular, those that are complementary, enjoying the brightness achieved by their juxtaposition. My favourite subjects to paint are seascapes, birds, animals, abstracts and children but I am willing to paint other subjects when commissioned. I love to take on challenges and extend my skills with a variety of subjects, often working on up to four paintings at a time as my mood takes me. I have a large studio attached to my home and there is always a painting in progress on one of my easels.

A narrative artist, I am inspired that my paintings should tell a story and particularly one that is meaningful to the collector of my art. I am also a romantic at heart and this is particularly evident in my paintings of loving couples and pelicans. My beach and seascapes, and depictions of children at play are well recognised and have proven to be some of my most successful paintings to date, with paintings also selling internationally and interstate. Many of my paintings have been the result of people liking my work and commissioning similar paintings. My artwork has enjoyed generous exposure in numerous exhibitions and my most recent achievement was earning first place for my painting of an underwater reef. A keen snorkeller and underwater photographer, I have many photos of coral reefs and sea life which provide inspiration.

If you like this or any of my other artworks, but would like something in a different size or colour, please feel free to get in touch as commissions are always welcome. Bluethumb will be happy to assist with any questions regarding commission terms and conditions or you can contact me directly through this website or via my Facebook account, Jenny Ellis-Newman.

Please consider 'following' me to receive updates on my new artwork.