Margaret Waterhouse

Margaret has an arts degree from NSW University and a fine art diploma from the Art Gallery of NSW. She studied drawing at the Julian Ashtom School of Art, landscape with Trish Coop and oils with Robet Bosler.

She is best know for her equine subjects, especially racehorses. She has held exhibitions at our major racecourses including Broadmeadow and Rosehill. Commissions have inluded such champions as Sunline and Doriemus.

She is equally well know for her polo paintings and exhibits at the famous El Dorado Polo grounds in Palm Springs.  The working dog is another subject she enjoys and has accepted commission from all over the world. However, wildlife art gives her the greatest enjoyment. She depicts all animal with movement, strength and dignity.

Margaret regularly enjoys road trips through the American west where she draws inspiration for her scenes of cowboys or animals with the backdrop of dramatic western scenery. These paintings are exhibited at the gallery at Rancho Elenita in the Coachella Valley - www.ranchoelenita.com. As one collector said: "You bring colour and excitement to many - I am among those- sincere thanks".

HELEN FITZGERALD

Helen Fitzgerald is an Australian Wildlife and Botanical Watercolour Artist, Teacher and Illustrator. She holds degrees in Applied Science and Art Education and has studied overseas at the University of Vienna and the University of Perugia in Italy.

Helen won a gold medal at the Royal Horticultural Society flower show in Westminster, London in November 2002 where she exhibited eight of her eucalypt paintings for the show. With this gold medal Helen joins a select club of first ranked international artists who have achieved this in London. Helen's botanical paintings cover a wide range of Australia's diverse flora.

Helen moved to Queanbeyan, NSW where she teaches in various Canberra tertiary institutions. Some of her works are featured in our gallery or you can visit her website www.helenfitzgerald.com