Francis O’Leary (Tone)
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The Trutine of Hermes Oil on board 60 x 67 cm |
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Witch 2, Cats Cradle Oil on board 59 x 56 cm |
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Hellsgate & The Shadow of the
Tree Oil on board 68 x 68 cm |
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Thirteen Faces Oil on board |
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Bus Stop Oil on board |
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Butterfly Mask Oil on board |
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Darby Street Oil on board |
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Dreamer Oil on board |
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Easter Oil on board |
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Journey Oil on board |
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Rising Moon Oil on board |
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The River - Salome Oil on board |
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Witch 1. Oil on board |
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Winter King |
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Figurative artist, Tone (Francis Anthony) O’LEARY
Tone’s paintings and drawings have been described by Jill Stowell of the
Newcastle Herald over various exhibitions as:
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‘Virtuoso puzzle paintings, pencil and paint magically combined.’
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‘Careful craftsmanship.’
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‘Symbolic narratives.’
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‘Phenomenal skills in drawing the figure.’
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‘Dazzling depictions of the figure in allegorical compositions’
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‘A close study of old masters such as Leonardo, Perugino, and above all,
Botticelli.’
Francis Anthony O’Leary
(Tone)
The hint of a background
- Born in
England
- To art school
- Guildford School of Art and
Ceramics in 60s…..
- To Australia
1966 when family migrated to Melbourne
- Art
therapist/teacher with people with a disability
- Taught art
privately in New Zealand
- Ran an art
gallery in Cairns (Workshop
Gallery a co-op of artists and crafts people)
- Continued to
draw and paint, through the Northern Territory and then NSW
- Exhibited
successfully with Sandra Baker at ‘Studio 48’, Newcastle for the past few
seasons.