16 ArtistDrawingandInspirationschool in 2003. This occurred when
she was developing as a pastel artist,
and the teaching work ‘ploughed her
mind’ theoretically and helped to
develop her skills as an art educator.
Jenny loves and appreciates the
different stages of art history, and
enjoys all of the modern art
movements. Her greatest influences
are the Australian impressionists –
especially the Heidelberg school and
Hans Heysen.
Living west of Bourke for more
than a decade has provided rich
inspiration. Jenny Greentree’s Giclee
reproduction series entitled ‘Moods
and Colours of Bourke’ has become
very popular. A successful sale of the
originals of this series celebrated the
recent opening of the Back O’
Bourke Gallery.
Jenny and her husband Steve
opened the Back O’ Bourke Gallery
on the banks of the Darling River at
North Bourke, located five kilometres
north of the legendary Australian town
of Bourke in Outback New South
Wales. North Bourke is a developing
Outback tourist village and the
beautifully presented gallery houses
Jenny Greentree’s studio. Her working
commercial gallery is now rapidly
developing as a must-see gallery on
the ‘Outback gallery loop’ from
Lightning Ridge to Broken Hill. ■