Mike Barr
Tram on Elizabeth Street, 2023
Oil on cradled wood panel and ready to hang
Height 40 cm x Width 40 cm
Artwork is unframed and ready to hang & comes with certificate of authenticity
Melbourne is beautiful in the rain and especially when the older grey trams appear in the street.
Artist Bio: Mike's 25-year art career has an over-riding theme of highlighting mood rather than detail, whether it has been in his many beachscapes or his popular rainy cityscapes. Mood and feeling have become paramount, so that his paintings most important aspect is that they can be felt not just seen.
A regular award winner both in Australia and overseas, Mike has amassed almost 100 awards for his paintings, including over 20 best-in-show awards. In 2016 he was awarded the important Corporate award at the Victor Harbor Art Show.
Mike is also an art writer and a columnist in the UK magazine 'The Artist' since 2021. He also appears in several publications including the award-winning 'The Art of being Melbourne' by Maree Coote in 2012.