Welcome to my website!

I am a contemporary landscape painter based in Sydney, Australia, working in the mediums of oil painting, gouache painting and graphite pencil drawing. I have a Master of Fine Art in Painting from the University of New South Wales, College of Fine Arts and have been working as a professional artist for more than 20 years.

I am represented by Art Atrium, Sydney and I am a member of the Australian Watercolour Institute.

If you are interested in any of my work, please contact me.

My work is grouped by exhibitions since 2001. Please click on the images below to open the albums.

Lynn's Steps - 2024/2025

Lynn's Steps - 2024/2025

On-going collection

8 images

Carol's Garden - 2022

Carol's Garden - 2022

Every day on my walk I pass through my neighbour, Carol’s wild garden of remnant native rainforest and I love observing the way it...

24 images

Waterfalls

Waterfalls

12 images

Road Drawings

Road Drawings

In these drawings I aim to create the feeling of a road journey with all its twists and turns and the varied landscape through which the...

6 images

Crossing Boundaries 2019

Crossing Boundaries 2019

This suite of paintings and drawings is based on a visit to the Yellow Mountain area in China. The landscape looks like the images of...

6 images

The Artist as Traveller - 2017

The Artist as Traveller - 2017

Jacqueline Balassa’s 2017 exhibition follows the tradition of the travelling artist. She depicts places of pristine wilderness, in...

20 images

The Garden - 2015

The Garden - 2015

I am inspired by the calm beauty and "magical" quality of Early Italian Renaissance paintings, delicately balanced between the real world...

22 images

Harbour, Trees and Hills - 2010

Harbour, Trees and Hills - 2010

The paintings in this exhibition were inspired by the outlook from the windows and balconies of my house in Castle Cove, trips to Balmoral...

11 images

Harbour, Sea and Hills - 2005

Harbour, Sea and Hills - 2005

The paintings in this exhibition were inspired by my love of Balmoral Beach, the dazzling sunshine at Port Elliot, South Australia, the...

9 images

Daintree & Kimberley - 2003

Daintree & Kimberley - 2003

This work was inspired by journeys to the Daintree, Queensland, and Kimberley, Western Australia, wilderness areas. Please click on an...

12 images

Oils & Gouaches - 2001

Oils & Gouaches - 2001

This was my first solo exhibition after completing my Master of Fine Art. Please click on an image to enlarge

9 images

Figure in the Landscape

Figure in the Landscape

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2 images