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Rodney Symmons

Rodney was born in Bairnsdale in 1937. His career in pharmacy precluded him from painting full time, leaving only his spare time to pursue his art. Rodney can be described as a traditional landscape painter and in his work the influences of the Heidelberg School. Lloyd Rees, J Turner and Arthur Boyd can be seen. With his great attention to the effects of light on the landscape he manages to capture the essence of Australia. Rodney has received over thirty five major awards including the Victorian Artist’s Society of the Year Award.
He is represented in permanent collections of the Bright Art Gallery, Wangaratta Art Gallery, Korumburra Art Gallery, Ringwood Council and the Victorian Artist’s Society. Rodney’s oil and watercolor paintings are enjoyed in many private collections around the globe and can be viewed publicly at Freycinet Lodge, Tasmania and Parliament House, Canberra. The Trustees of the Exhibition Building Melbourne, Australia National Line and Art Bank have also purchased his paintings.
Rodney is now pursuing his painting full time. He is participating member of the Brushmen of the Bay, Victorian Artists’ Society and the Australian Guild of Realist Artists. Rodney exhibits at Sorrento and Flinders Fine Art Galleries on the Mornington Peninsula.