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Marjie Spies with the stunning portrait of her late husband, John, painted by Michael Felix in 1998<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

July 11, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

A retrospective of works by one of the South Burnett’s best-known artists has taken over the main gallery at the Wondai Art Gallery this month.<\/p>\n

Dutch-born wildlife artist John Spies – whose paintings have been seen in galleries across Australia and overseas – died from mesothelioma in February 2007 leaving behind a legacy of work.<\/p>\n

John married Marjie in 1984 and the couple moved to Blackbutt in 1992 where many of his most popular works were created.<\/p>\n

Some were also produced as popular limited-edition prints and postcards.<\/p>\n

Marjie is now the custodian of his legacy and spoke at the official opening of the exhibition on Friday night.<\/p>\n

“This is the first time a collection of his works like this has been hung,” Marjie said.<\/p>\n

Some are in Marjie’s own collection while others have been loaned for the display.<\/p>\n

Marjie said the exhibition included some early pieces painted on black velvet.<\/p>\n

“He was looking to find a niche and he found it, with wildlife,” she said.<\/p>\n

The exhibition also includes a stunning portrait of John painted by Brisbane artist Michael Felix in 1998. <\/strong><\/p>\n

John is depicted with “Rosie”, a wallaby the couple was nursing at the time.<\/p>\n

The July exhibition at Wondai also has exhibitions in the front gallery, Kidz Korner and the rear gallery.<\/p>\n

In the front section, Ellesmere artist Peter Moss has a stunning exhibition of wildlife paintings, entitled “Protect What Is Left”, all crafted with thousands of tiny brush strokes.<\/p>\n

One of Peter’s paintings, “Golden Eagle”, was voted People’s Choice on opening night.<\/p>\n

Cherbourg State School students have a colourful display of artworks on show in Kidz Korner while in the rear gallery, Kilkivan artist Louise Eves has her debut exhibition, “Collective”.<\/p>\n

The opening night was compered by Cr Ros Heit as curator Elaine Madill is on holidays.<\/p>\n

The exhibitions will remain on show at the Wondai Art Gallery from 10:00am to 4:00pm daily until the end of the month.<\/p>\n

NB: A limited edition print of one of John Spies’ works, “Midnight Intrusion”, is on sale at the gallery, offered by the Birds Of A Feather group which is raising funds for Relay For Life.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Indyanna Eriksen, 12, from Cushnie, and Neil Hutton, from Wondai, were providing the live music on opening night … Indyanna was making her musical debut in front of an audience and earned a big round of applause<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ellesmere artist Peter Moss with “Golden Eagle” which won the “People’s Choice” vote on the night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kilkivan artist Louise Eves with her work “Touch of Pink” … Louise said she had been “dabbling” in art for years but began painting seriously after she retired in 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cherbourg teachers admiring the Kidz Korner display … Anne Hess, Carmel McKeering, Laura Holding (with Siera, 7) and Lisa Hansen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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“Birds Of A Feather” members Beryl Miller, Marj Gossow and Joan Bice, all from Kingaroy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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