Artist Profile

BOB MARCHANT

BOB MARCHANT WAS BORN IN VICTORIA’S FLAT Wimmera country. As a child, he was always drawing, at home and in primary school in Dimboola. His talent was recognised by the art teacher, watercolourist Ella Service, when he arrived at Nhill High School, and she developed that talent by taking him into the Wimmera landscape to draw and paint in watercolours.

When his parents, struggling to make ends meet, told him he’d need to leave school to help support the family, Service offered to pay for her favourite pupil to train as an artist. His parents were too proud to take up the offer, but then his mother won a little money in a lottery. Although

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Artist Profile

Artist Profile8 min read
Feeling Groovy
It seems fitting that the big, BIG book of Roslyn and Tony Oxley and their epic gallery bears the metallic sheen of a purple dinner jacket as worn by Prince. Purple is a rare hue in nature and the most powerful wavelength of the rainbow. It’s also ro
Artist Profile4 min read
Lincoln Austin
Lincoln Austin’s recent success in winning the Art for Life category in the Queensland Regional Art Awards (QRAA) seems apt. The award’s focus on supporting “emerging and established artists outside the Brisbane City Council area,” and its aim to fos
Artist Profile5 min read
Georgia Lucy A Beautiful Mess
TAFE Newcastle Art School during 2007–2008 was a magical experience for Georgia Lucy. There she was taught by the late Peter Charles Read who was the head of sculpture. He was very hands on, teaching traditional skills such as woodcarving, welding, a

Related