Teachers

LEE O'CONNOR

Lee began teaching in Melbourne in 1993 after emigrating from New Zealand, where she was under instruction from various teachers doing oils, acrylics and at that time the very popular folk art. A subsequent move to Queensland had her set up classes again at her home in Brisbane. By 1996 she was running 7 adult classes and 3 children's classes per week. At the end of 2006 she decided to move into commercial premises in Sherwood where she continues to teach four adult day classes, three night classes and two children's classes per week.

Lee teaches at Lilly-Lee Gallery on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 7.30 - 9.30 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday mornings from 9.30 - 11.30 a.m., Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons from 12.30 - 2.30 p.m. and Children on Monday and Tuesday from 4.00 - 5.30 p.m. She also conducts workshops including Creative Torsos.

SHELLEY McDONALD

Shelley is a trained Graphic Artist, has been delving in pastel, pencil, charcoal and paints for many years. She gravitates towards collage and mixed media but loves the vibrancy and immediacy of acrylics and painting women and nudes in exotic poses. She also loves the use of embellishments such as foils and gold leaf.

Shelley teaches at Lilly-Lee Gallery on Thursday and Friday mornings from 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. and Thursday evenings from 7.30 - 9.30 p.m. She also conducts workshops including Suncolour Techniques and Collage and Mixed Media.

LOUISE GROVE-WIECHERS - (International Artist)

Louise was born in South Africa and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Art majoring in Graphic Art and Printmaking. She completed a Higher Diploma in Education and started a career teaching and lecturing in art. She has been painting on a full time basis for the last 15 years, has had many exhibitions and won several awards. Her work forms part of many private and corporate collections worldwide.

Louise teaches at Lilly-Lee Gallery on Monday from 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. and 12.30 - 2.30 p.m.  She works mainly in acrylics and her students explore abstract painting, drawing and many of Louise's unique techniques. She also conducts many workshops including Abstract Landscapes and Cool Portraits.

LYNN EDWARDS

Lynn is an accomplished local artist who has worked with oils, acrylics and watercolours. She is a member of the Queensland Watercolour Society, has participated in group and public exhibitions, and her works hang in many private collections in Australia and various locations worldwide. Since moving recently to Brisbane, Lynn has achieved First Prize for Still Life in the Royal Queensland Show Fine Art Exhibition 2007.

Lynn teaches watercolours at Lilly-Lee Gallery on Tuesday mornings from 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. She also takes a Children's Art Class on Thursday from 4.00 - 5.30 p.m. She also conducts workshops including Watercolour and Collage.

SIMONE PURDY

Coming from a Fine Arts background, Simone crossed over to the dark side in 1992 to study a highly technical Diploma in Photography (Commercial and Industrial). She graduated with a Diploma in Photography, Sydney Institute of Technology, in 1995.

During 1995-2000, Simone lectured at the following institutions; Australian Film Television and Radio School, College of Fine Art UNSW, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney Institute of Technology and KVB College. During this time Simone exhibited her works in a series of solo and combined shows to much success and critical acclaim.

Now a Brisbane-ite, Simone has crossed back to her original field of Fine Arts whilst employing both photographic and digital techniques with mixed media processes. This extremely broad and holistic creative approach/skill set ensures that no idea is impossible to recreate.

Simone also runs her design/photographic business as a soloist, taking on anything from identifying and packaging corporate visual strategies, through to designing logos, posters, advertising and annual reports etc.

Simone teaches at Lilly-Lee Gallery on Thursday evenings from 7.30 to 9.30p.m. and also conducts workshops such as Mixed Media and Portraits