About My Work ...
Pam's contemporary cityscapes search for authenticity and the soul behind our everyday as Queenslanders. They reflect her fascination with blue, the worn and antiqued and what has been gifted to us visually ...the forever blue sky... the layers of hills and triangles of red and silver roofs ... the "Queenslanders"... and the River. From the whimsical houses dancing on the ridges to the strong texture of the pathways and corrugated roof and fence palings, she paints an untold story about life. She explores these elements by connecting the beauty of her local landscape with the illustrative detail of old maps, documents or handsketches.... acknowledging the past, and spirit of an area - She wants the viewer to discover more about the stories behind the everyday visuals that surround them...
"Beneath what we can see are the dreams and plans of those who have gone before us - those who lived and loved and built up the cityscape we are gifted with today"
Born in Brisbane, Pam has undertaken a broad range of Art Studies with International and Australian Artists, including Bill Robinson in
the 80's and in 1990 Pam established her own Decorative Art Business "Final Touch Studio", designing and painting "home portraits" commissions and teaching art classes . She returned to study at Southbank Institute during 2005-6, to explore Visual Arts -
New Media & Illustration, when she renewed her exploration of art on canvas.
Pam illustrated and wrote her first book "My Brisbane" in 2007 - showcasing her paintings and sketches of Brisbane, after
completing her Diploma. The St. George Bank acquired her painting "Brisbane Plan" in 2006 awarding is Highly Commended
in the Green Dragon Art Competition and in 2008 and 2010 she was selected as a Finalist in the PINE RIVERS Regional Art
Awards; exhibited regularly at Paddington Galleries and was selected in the inaugural BARIFEST Exhibition at Kiln Gallery. In 2009
Pam was a Finalist in the ARTSTATE "Yes Minister Awards" exhibiting at Parliament House and was a TATTERSALLS LANDSCAPE ART PRIZE FINALIST .. In 2010 she has been invited to exhibit in the inaugural BRISBANE LANDMARKS EXHIBITION at
Tattersalls Club.
Pam loves being a tourist in her own town, and living in a city which is so young that some of the stories havn't really become
history yet...especially those unwritten of the original Aboriginal custodians. Working with Historians, community and the Indigenous
in 2007 to create the "Mitchie turns 150 "series is an example of how she explores the stories behind where we live creating a
deep sense of belonging, identity and community in her work.
All images and text copyright (c) Pamela Gough
