Jill McFarlane

Jill is a Scottish born artist who lives and works on the picturesque Mornington Peninsula.  She completed an honours degree in Drawing and Painting at Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland before moving to Australia where she has since exhibited professionally in commercial and public galleries.  Jill has been successful in being shortlisted for many of Australia's major art prizes and gained recognition for her portrait of the actress Justine Clarke which was a finalist in the 2014 Salon Des Refuses for The Archibald Portrait Prize.

Artwork

Jill is currently doing En Plein Air oil paintings of iconic Mornington Peninsula Landscapes, due to be exhibited for sale later in 2024. She also has a brand of affordable fine art prints - colourmeadow . The prints are made from her hand drawn artwork of Mornington Peninsula landscapes and are printed on linen and wood. They combine organic textures, coastal style and mid century bold line. This work draws its inspiration from vintage poster art and Japanese line art.

Jill's previous work displays a passion for the human figure, colour, painterly movement and narrative.  The paintings frame the aesthetics and ideals of family life and femininity within an atmosphere  of escapism and story telling.  Symbolist imagery and motifs decorate the canvas.  Jill is inspired by the colours of the rainbow, the beauty or unease of a landscape or space and snapshots from nature and everyday life.  She likes the idea of art embracing beauty and enjoys dressing her work with contemporary and vintage styling.