John Ivanac at his private garden in Queensland, Australia
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About John Ivanac
John Ivanac was born in Boulder Western Australia and in the many pleasant times of his long departed youth remembers scouring the landscape with his dogs Spot and Tangy for different coloured rocks, listening with wonderment to the tales of ex-prospector Bert Couch about the many prospects, minerals and scenery of Cape York Peninsula and also helping his father on a small gold mine.
Always interested in painting he received some early tips form the water colourist Fred Stern while happily prospecting in and around Tennant Creek.
John is largely self taught and has sketched and painted since his early twenties. Since his retirement in 1988. He now paints full time. He was a founding member of the Artists Society of Canberra and has been an active member of the Harrington Street Artists Co-operative (Sydney). Since retiring in 1988, he has devoted himself to painting full time. He is currently an exhibiting member of the Half Dozen Group of Artists Inc (Brisbane). John works from his studio/ gallery in Brisbane Qld where visitors are always welcome. The gallery has a permanent display of acrylics, watercolours, drawings, illustrated poems and other media.
The gallery has a permanent display of gouaches, watercolours, drawings, illustrated poems and other media.