I discovered the textures and colours of soft pastels in 2010 and have since devoted my creative time to learning and understanding this traditional medium. I see a painting in every scene or object and I am constantly challenged to find the lightest light and the darkest dark and I adore mixing colours and emulating textures with soft pastels. I am so inspired by the world around me and I especia…
I discovered the textures and colours of soft pastels in 2010 and have since devoted my creative time to learning and understanding this traditional medium. I see a painting in every scene or object and I am constantly challenged to find the lightest light and the darkest dark and I adore mixing colours and emulating textures with soft pastels. I am so inspired by the world around me and I especia…
I discovered the textures and colours of soft pastels in 2010 and have since devoted my creative time to learning and understanding this traditional medium. I see a painting in every scene or object and I am constantly challenged to find the lightest light and the darkest dark and I adore mixing colours and emulating textures with soft pastels. I am so inspired by the world around me and I especially love to paint Australian florals, scenery and landscapes.
Art and design have been an integral part of my life, from my first job as a visual display artist at Myer and David Jones in Canberra and Toowoomba, to calligraphy, ticket writing and folk art. Two of my children were born in Toowoomba in the 1990's. Our family moved to the Sunshine Coast where I studied a Design and Marketing degree in the early 2000's as a mature student, and pursued a career a…
Art and design have been an integral part of my life, from my first job as a visual display artist at Myer and David Jones in Canberra and Toowoomba, to calligraphy, ticket writing and folk art. Two of my children were born in Toowoomba in the 1990's. Our family moved to the Sunshine Coast where I studied a Design and Marketing degree in the early 2000's as a mature student, and pursued a career a…
Art and design have been an integral part of my life, from my first job as a visual display artist at Myer and David Jones in Canberra and Toowoomba, to calligraphy, ticket writing and folk art. Two of my children were born in Toowoomba in the 1990's. Our family moved to the Sunshine Coast where I studied a Design and Marketing degree in the early 2000's as a mature student, and pursued a career as a graphic designer and business owner. It was during that time I discovered soft pastels and attended weekly art classes for a few years as well as a couple of wonderful art tours in Italy. I moved to Brisbane in 2014 where I continued my art training, taught weekly adult art classes and worked at Art Shed Brisbane as a sales consultant. In April 2021 I relocated back to Toowoomba with my husband. I’ve come full circle and these days I'm devoted to my art practice and tutoring in my home studio, grateful for the time and space to dedicate to my love of soft pastels. I am also co-founder of the Toowoomba Studio Art Trail.
My art is mostly influenced by nature and light and sights that take my breath away.
2018 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition – Third Place in the Alexandra Award for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’ . 2019 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition – Commended for ‘Maleny Majesty’. 2019 – Brookfield Art Show, Brisbane – First place in the Pastel and Drawing Category for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’. 2022 – Toowoomba Show – Second place in the Wildlife s…
2018 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition – Third Place in the Alexandra Award for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’ . 2019 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition – Commended for ‘Maleny Majesty’. 2019 – Brookfield Art Show, Brisbane – First place in the Pastel and Drawing Category for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’. 2022 – Toowoomba Show – Second place in the Wildlife s…
2018 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition – Third Place in the Alexandra Award for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’ . 2019 – Pastel Society of Australia Annual Awards Exhibition – Commended for ‘Maleny Majesty’. 2019 – Brookfield Art Show, Brisbane – First place in the Pastel and Drawing Category for ‘The Pears at Claire’s’. 2022 – Toowoomba Show – Second place in the Wildlife section for “Morning Warble’. 2022 – Rosalie Gallery, Goombungee – People’s Choice for ‘Concongella Creek Reflections’. 2023 – Annual Bell Art Exhibition, Bell, QLD – Second Place in the Pastel section for ‘Hidden Gold’. 2023 – Toowoomba Show – First Place in the Landscape Section for ‘Sand Dunes’. 2023 – Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi QLD – Highly Commended for ‘Concongella Creek Reflections’. 2023 – Lockyer Valley Foothills Art Show – Highly Commended for ‘It’s Raining in Fernvale’. 2023 – Pastel Society of Australia Exhibition – 2nd for People’s Choice for ‘That’s Hilarious’ 2023 – The Doyles Art Awards – Finalist for ‘Concongella Creek Reflections’. 2024 – Bell Art Show – 1st for ‘Blue Gum Beauty’, 2nd for ‘MacDonnell Ranges’ and Highly Commended for ‘Heart’s on Fire’. 2024 – Foothills Art Show – 1st for ‘Golden Bouquet’. 2024 – Pastel Society of Australia – 1st for ‘Pretty Proteas’ in the Still Life category 2025 - Bell Art Show - 1st for 'A Good Soak', 1st for 'Nury's Morning View', 2nd for 'Water Lillies' 2025 - Pittsworth Art Show - Grand Champion for 'Blue Gum Beauty', 1st for 'Purple Prose', 3 x Highly Commended 2025 - Foothills Art Show - First place in the Drawing and Pastels category
The Pastel Society of Australia Brookfield Art Show in Brisbane Aspire Gallery Brisbane Downlands College Toowoomba Rosalie Gallery Goombungee the Toowoomba Show Bell Annual Art Exhibition Aspects Art Show in Goondiwindi Toowoomba Regional Gallery Toowoomba Grammar School Art Show
https://www.jeannecotter.com.au/ and https://www.deliciousart.com.au
