ABOUT RUSTY
Rusty has been painting in oils for 40 odd years, starting out as a teenager he painted surreal fantasy style using small tins of aircraft model enamel paint.
In the 1980's his father introduced him to artist oils and from there oil painting became an addiction.
In the early 1990's after meeting and befriending artist Colin Brown, Rusty branched into painting on old relics.
Rusty has painted on Hand Saws, Frying Pans, Milk Cans Teapots to Teaspoons the only thing he doesn't paint on is people as their resale value is not very good.
In the 1990's Rusty travel the country in an old international bus, selling his art work at markets and festival, Tamworth Country Music Festival to the Barossa Valley Vintage Festival and a lot of markets in between.
Today he is still addicted to painting on old relics but concentrates more on the finer art work that inspires him. He hasn't done the festivals since the turn of the millennium year 2000.
Rusty now resides on Bribie Island where you can find him set up on the 3rd. Sunday of every month at the Bribie Jetty Market or you are invited to visit his studio at Banksia Beach where you can get a private oil painting lesson.
CONSIGNMENTS
Rusty will do consignments for clients. If they have old items that they would like painted or a specific photo that they would like reproduced into oils.
He specialises in what he calls heirloom work he captures in oils, photos or subjects that relate to the family history.
