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Leura escarpments a pair 2026
Large maquettes
& Some cups feel a teaset approaching
A big nod to Rhonda & Susannah Hamlyn from nth Parramatta
Back in the last century
Gundungarra, Darug country

Leura escarpments a pair 2026
Large maquettes
& Some cups feel a teaset approaching
A big nod to Rhonda & Susannah Hamlyn from nth Parramatta
Back in the last century
Gundungarra, Darug country

Leura escarpments a pair 2026
Large maquettes
& Some cups feel a teaset approaching
A big nod to Rhonda & Susannah Hamlyn from nth Parramatta
Back in the last century
Gundungarra, Darug country

Leura escarpments a pair 2026
Large maquettes
& Some cups feel a teaset approaching
A big nod to Rhonda & Susannah Hamlyn from nth Parramatta
Back in the last century
Gundungarra, Darug country

Leura escarpments
Gundungarra, Darug country
Medium size
Been checking out the wonderful duo ,Susannah & Rhonda
Hamlyn great textiles from the 80's & 90's.
Plus nod to matisse & derain at collioure 1905

Leura escarpments
Gundungarra, Darug country
Medium size
Been checking out the wonderful duo ,Susannah & Rhonda
Hamlyn great textiles from the 80's & 90's.
Plus nod to matisse & derain at collioure 1905

PETER COOLEY | A FOUNDATION IN PAINTING

Before Peter Cooley became widely recognised for his exuberant ceramic sculptures of Australian fauna and landscapes, painting formed the foundation of his practice.

Painted in gouache, ‘Kangaroo Paw 1’ and ‘Kangaroo Paw 2’
(2003) focus on one of Australia’s most distinctive native plants. Sweeping stems in vivid reds and greens move across saturated fields of blue, black and ochre - compositions that balance graphic clarity with painterly spontaneity.

Even at this early stage, many of the qualities that would later define Cooley’s celebrated ceramic sculptures are already present. A fascination with organic form, bold colour and the instinct for distilling nature into expressive shapes.

Today, Cooley is best known for his distinctive earthenware sculptures of Australian fauna - owls, cockatoos, cassowaries and kangaroos often depicted within their own landscape settings - richly decorated with colour and glaze, and held in major collections including the British Museum and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

‘Kangaroo Paw 1’ and ‘Kangaroo Paw 2’ (2003) are currently on view in our Autumn Group Exhibition, pictured here framing Ildiko Kovacs’ ‘Wandering World’ (2025).

@cooley.peter
@martinbrownecontemporary

Works featured:

Peter Cooley
Kangaroo Paw 1
2003
Gouache on canvas
61 × 91.5 cm
$5,500

Peter Cooley
Kangaroo Paw 2
2003
Gouache on canvas
61 × 91.5 cm
$5,500

For all enquiries or to acquire one of these works, contact the gallery on 02 9331 7997, DM us or email office@martinbrownecontemporary.com

#martinbrownecontemporary #petercooley #australianart #contemporaryart #artgallery

PETER COOLEY | A FOUNDATION IN PAINTING

Before Peter Cooley became widely recognised for his exuberant ceramic sculptures of Australian fauna and landscapes, painting formed the foundation of his practice.

Painted in gouache, ‘Kangaroo Paw 1’ and ‘Kangaroo Paw 2’
(2003) focus on one of Australia’s most distinctive native plants. Sweeping stems in vivid reds and greens move across saturated fields of blue, black and ochre - compositions that balance graphic clarity with painterly spontaneity.

Even at this early stage, many of the qualities that would later define Cooley’s celebrated ceramic sculptures are already present. A fascination with organic form, bold colour and the instinct for distilling nature into expressive shapes.

Today, Cooley is best known for his distinctive earthenware sculptures of Australian fauna - owls, cockatoos, cassowaries and kangaroos often depicted within their own landscape settings - richly decorated with colour and glaze, and held in major collections including the British Museum and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

‘Kangaroo Paw 1’ and ‘Kangaroo Paw 2’ (2003) are currently on view in our Autumn Group Exhibition, pictured here framing Ildiko Kovacs’ ‘Wandering World’ (2025).

@cooley.peter
@martinbrownecontemporary

Works featured:

Peter Cooley
Kangaroo Paw 1
2003
Gouache on canvas
61 × 91.5 cm
$5,500

Peter Cooley
Kangaroo Paw 2
2003
Gouache on canvas
61 × 91.5 cm
$5,500

For all enquiries or to acquire one of these works, contact the gallery on 02 9331 7997, DM us or email office@martinbrownecontemporary.com

#martinbrownecontemporary #petercooley #australianart #contemporaryart #artgallery

PETER COOLEY | A FOUNDATION IN PAINTING

Before Peter Cooley became widely recognised for his exuberant ceramic sculptures of Australian fauna and landscapes, painting formed the foundation of his practice.

Painted in gouache, ‘Kangaroo Paw 1’ and ‘Kangaroo Paw 2’
(2003) focus on one of Australia’s most distinctive native plants. Sweeping stems in vivid reds and greens move across saturated fields of blue, black and ochre - compositions that balance graphic clarity with painterly spontaneity.

Even at this early stage, many of the qualities that would later define Cooley’s celebrated ceramic sculptures are already present. A fascination with organic form, bold colour and the instinct for distilling nature into expressive shapes.

Today, Cooley is best known for his distinctive earthenware sculptures of Australian fauna - owls, cockatoos, cassowaries and kangaroos often depicted within their own landscape settings - richly decorated with colour and glaze, and held in major collections including the British Museum and the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

‘Kangaroo Paw 1’ and ‘Kangaroo Paw 2’ (2003) are currently on view in our Autumn Group Exhibition, pictured here framing Ildiko Kovacs’ ‘Wandering World’ (2025).

@cooley.peter
@martinbrownecontemporary

Works featured:

Peter Cooley
Kangaroo Paw 1
2003
Gouache on canvas
61 × 91.5 cm
$5,500

Peter Cooley
Kangaroo Paw 2
2003
Gouache on canvas
61 × 91.5 cm
$5,500

For all enquiries or to acquire one of these works, contact the gallery on 02 9331 7997, DM us or email office@martinbrownecontemporary.com

#martinbrownecontemporary #petercooley #australianart #contemporaryart #artgallery

Just a maquette,
Braford Bull
First developed in Rockhampton 1946
Hereford x Brahmin
2026

Just a maquette,
Braford Bull
First developed in Rockhampton 1946
Hereford x Brahmin
2026

Congratulations to #lynda_draper at #campbelltownarts centre
Until 22 feb

Congratulations to #lynda_draper at #campbelltownarts centre
Until 22 feb

Better as a group
Thinking of #kaendler centrepiece inMunich
#ernst Schneider collection
Was one of my best days in Europe years ago,

Better as a group
Thinking of #kaendler centrepiece inMunich
#ernst Schneider collection
Was one of my best days in Europe years ago,

Better as a group
Thinking of #kaendler centrepiece inMunich
#ernst Schneider collection
Was one of my best days in Europe years ago,

Better as a group
Thinking of #kaendler centrepiece inMunich
#ernst Schneider collection
Was one of my best days in Europe years ago,

Better as a group
Thinking of #kaendler centrepiece inMunich
#ernst Schneider collection
Was one of my best days in Europe years ago,

Bush Xmas pot
Have had trouble with landscape ones.
Shape is a view down to one of my favourite walks with local bush flowers
Gundungarra , Darug country
& 2 are better lidded pots

Bush Xmas pot
Have had trouble with landscape ones.
Shape is a view down to one of my favourite walks with local bush flowers
Gundungarra , Darug country
& 2 are better lidded pots

Bush Xmas pot
Have had trouble with landscape ones.
Shape is a view down to one of my favourite walks with local bush flowers
Gundungarra , Darug country
& 2 are better lidded pots

Bush Xmas pot
Have had trouble with landscape ones.
Shape is a view down to one of my favourite walks with local bush flowers
Gundungarra , Darug country
& 2 are better lidded pots

Mmmmmm Xmas table
Getting bigger
E/ ware
2025

Mmmmmm Xmas table
Getting bigger
E/ ware
2025

Mmmmmm Xmas table
Getting bigger
E/ ware
2025

Mmmmmm Xmas table
Getting bigger
E/ ware
2025

Mmmmmm Xmas table
Getting bigger
E/ ware
2025

Mmmmmm Xmas table
Getting bigger
E/ ware
2025

Our SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION has officially opened!

This section of the gallery highlights works by First Nations artists and artists whose practices draw from Indigenous knowledge, patterning and deep connections to land and place. A moment where storytelling, texture and tradition meet in contemporary form.

Proudly displayed on Gadigal land.

This exhibition runs until 31 January 2026, come visit the gallery to view these talented artists’ works in person.

@gapuwiyakcultureandarts - Russell Ngadiyali Wanapuyngu
@dan_kyle
@munupiarts - Leon Russell Black
@cooley.peter

Work featured (L to R):
Russell Ngadiyali Wanapuyngu
Stringbark blossoms
2022
Larrakitj
149 x 10 x 12 cm
$3,500

Russell Ngadiyali Wanapuyngu
Stone spear tip and honey
2022
Larrakitj
130 x 13 x 12 cm
$3,500

Dan Kyle
Above wilderness brook
2024
Oil and mixed media on canvas
152 x 213 cm
$19,000

Leon Russell Black
Bush Holiday Dreaming
2023
Natural earth pigments on linen
180 x 120 cm
$9,750

Peter Cooley
Three Sisters from Leura and Katoomba Urn 8
2022
Terracotta
69 x 41 x 37 cm
$11,000

For all enquiries or to acquire one of these works, contact the gallery on 02 9331 7997, DM us or email office@martinbrownecontemporary.com

#australianart #contemporaryart #artexhibition #groupshow #artgallery #artcollector #indigenousart #ceramic

"Two are better cups". Just some little roostershow it has to be for a while, made in the Japanese teacup construction way, butklunkier! only way I'm able to do it

"Two are better cups". Just some little roostershow it has to be for a while, made in the Japanese teacup construction way, butklunkier! only way I'm able to do it

"Two are better cups". Just some little roostershow it has to be for a while, made in the Japanese teacup construction way, butklunkier! only way I'm able to do it

"Two are better cups". Just some little roostershow it has to be for a while, made in the Japanese teacup construction way, butklunkier! only way I'm able to do it

Really pleased to be in maquette prize at #mccellandsculptureparkgallery opening the end of November, strong field , good luck to all
"Lumholtz Tree Kangaroo" 2025

Just a maquette, but hopefully getting closer
Escarpments, after Matisse & Derain at Collioure
Gundungarra, Darug country

Just a maquette, but hopefully getting closer
Escarpments, after Matisse & Derain at Collioure
Gundungarra, Darug country

Just a maquette, but hopefully getting closer
Escarpments, after Matisse & Derain at Collioure
Gundungarra, Darug country

Just a maquette, but hopefully getting closer
Escarpments, after Matisse & Derain at Collioure
Gundungarra, Darug country

Just a maquette, but hopefully getting closer
Escarpments, after Matisse & Derain at Collioure
Gundungarra, Darug country