Outback Summer
Height: 94cm Width: 94cm
Floral
Height: 76cm Width: 76cm
Floral
Height: 76cm Width: 76cm
Hill End II
Height: 76cm Width: 127cm
Road to Sofala
Height: 48cm Width: 48cm
Outback Reimagined
Height: 76cm Width: 145cm
A Day in the Country
Height: 48cm Width: 48cm
After the Snow
Height: 62cm Width: 62cm
Sunday at the Lake
Height: 46cm Width: 46cm
Millthorpe Afternoon
Height: 76cm Width: 76cm
I love Orange Autumn
Height: 61cm Width: 61cm
Soft Autumn
Height: 61cm Width: 61cm
Hill End Gold with interior by Woods & Warner
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Orange born Loretta Blake has always enjoyed an interest in art and thirty five years ago she began to paint full-time. Her paintings feature in private collections throughout Australia and overseas.
When Loretta visited the famed galleries of Europe and United Kingdom it cemented her commitment to follow her love of art and she began to paint full-time. This commitment included the continual development under the tutelage of great artists including her highly respected still life tutor, the late David Wilson of the Julian Aston School, Sydney, and the Macquarie Art School in Bathurst.
Flowers, a first love of subject matter, gradually gave way to the exploration of people and landscape, whilst still expressing vibrancy and spontaneity. Loretta’s distinctive use of colour and considerable technical skill showcases her wealth of natural talent.
Career Highlights
1995: Loretta included in an exhibition of Australian Women Artists for Australia’s Bicentenary celebrations
1998: Australian Artists in Switzerland
1998 – 2000: ‘The Desert Journey’ travelling exhibition curated by the Orange Regional Gallery
2005: Loretta resigned as a tutor of 12 years at the Mitchell School of Creative Arts, Charles Stuart University Bathurst and appointed as first Patron of FSMA