BARRY MACKIE ART
Barry Mackie Australian Artist
Barry has been painting for close to 35 years and in that time has participated in many exhibitions and won several awards for his work.
Barry is principally a landscape painter who works in oil - both in plein air and from his studio in Mount Barker, in the heart of the Great Southern's Mountain Country. The area is a treasure which inspires much of his work.
A founding member of the Mountain Country Art collective, Barry is also the Coordinator of the Art Chatter Gallery in Mt Barker and a member of the West Australian Society of Arts.
Barry conducts “Oil Painting for Beginners Courses” from his studio as well as workshops and demonstrations to a wide variety of groups.
In collaboration with his long time friend, poet Warren Edgar-Gillespie, Barry has recently published a book of his paintings titled “Portraits of Landscapes”. Each of the paintings is accompanied by poetry written by Warren as well as a CD of the poems recited by their author.