about jane mathers
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all my paintings, from now to 1998
bio
I was born in victoria in 1961, grew up at 46 o'connor street oxley brisbane, and attended corinda primary and high schoolI completed my first painting in 1998, and learned to paint during 10 years of weekly lessons with esteemed artist pir tareen
Thriving and surviving being a child of the 60's and teenager of the 70's - no helmets for our bikes or scooters, our dogs roamed free, no fences, no mobiles - and the neighbourhood kids were your besties. Days filled with fun and freedom and magic moments
I enjoy an endless supply of magical moments - they are in my family and friends, my paintings, my beautiful garden, and more...
I paint whatever I feel like painting in the moment. There is no genre that I relentlessy adhere to - I jump from detailed bridges to flowers, industrial to whimsical
It's a lovely thing to look at a painting and think ‘I painted that’
Painting happens in my spare time. I work full time at AREEA and am grateful to have a job that I really enjoy, and a great team of people to spend my days with. I have worked full time since 16 years old.
My website is designed and maintained solely by me, since 1999.
I've made many websites for people and businesses over the years since they first became available to us (around 1993). I taught myself html coding from 'the idiots guide to html' so I could make the Australian Koala Foundation's first website - it's changed a lot since then!
Thank you for reading
paintings and prints are available
here in my online shop
and at these outlets:
empire revival - 167 latrobe tce paddington 
vend market place - 1768 sandgate road virginia 
for many years i enjoyed weekly
lessons with respected artist pir tareen
pir has paintings exhibited all over the world
including a portrait of the pope in the vatican
lessons with respected artist pir tareen
pir has paintings exhibited all over the world
including a portrait of the pope in the vatican
bowen bridge heritage track
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my part in this project was to create a koala for the gondwana plaque - all the sculptured plaques were amazing and my koala is delighted to be in their company |
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"...In 2001, the Men of the Trees established the Bowen Bridge Heritage Track to compliment the natural setting and add a local distinctiveness to the Breakfast Creek area... " |
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peoplescape
 in november 2001, the centenery of federation was celebrated by displaying thousands of life-size figures over the lawns of federation mall and the slopes of parliament house in canberra, all of them representing every day australians |
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