Jill Barber Richardson was raised on a sheep and cattle station in Central Western Queensland and the bush has strongly influenced her work. Jill is a natural artist working over the years to perfect the layering of paints with a technique, that is uniquely her own. Jills paintings have a dimension to them that makes them feel like they could come alive at any moment. Truly spectacular. She went on to produce caricatures and cartoons of people and popular events – imbuing her work with her characteristic sense of humour.
Over the last three decades, Barber Richardson’s work has transitioned into large scale animal portraiture – capturing the soulful, irreverent and anthropomorphic elements of the wild and tame animals on the farm where she lives. Quirky and distinctive, Jill Barber Richardson’s style is modern yet steeped in traditional portrait style, faithful to the animals she paints and respectful of each creature.
Her work has been shown at galleries throughout Australia and her latest exhibition of animal portraiture is at Terra Mia in Mt Macedon – more details here.
Barber Richardson currently lives in western Victoria on a family sheep and cropping farm with her husband and four children – and she draws daily inspiration from the surrounding farm animals and wildlife.
