Briony Downes is an arts writer based in Hobart. She has worked in the arts industry for over 20 years as a writer, actor, gallery assistant, art theory tutor and fine art framer. Most recently, she spent time studying Art History through Oxford University.
The rise of atmospheric painter Clarice Beckett
Working en plein air, Clarice Beckett’s tonalist paintings capture not only the likeness of a place, but how it felt to be there. The historical artist has been gaining a devoted and deserved following, with Cairns Art Gallery now showing her work from the 1920s and 30s.