Terry Napier

About Terry Napier

Terry lives with his wife in Park Orchards, Melbourne, Victoria. He has painted for fun most of his life but in the late 80's a chance encounter with Japanese brush painting (Sumie) focused his attentions onto natural subjects. He subsequently switched to watercolour and has been concentrating on botanical studies with forays into birds and insect subjects ever since.

Terry has had a number of major commissions including a series of Australian birds for a major wine company, and has painted for calendars, cards and stationery. He has had a number of exhibtions and participated in a great number of combined shows. Currently, he is a participating artist in the collection of Australian plants being painted for the Cranbourne Botanical Gardens and also a florilequem being prepared on the gardens of Government House, Melbourne.

Most of Terry's work currently stems from commissions but some paintings can be seen at selected galleries around Melbourne for instance the Garden Shop at the Royal Botanic Gardens. A favourite venue is the 'Art of Botanical Illustration' exhibition held by the Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens that is held every two years.

A number of paintings have been commissioned as Corporate Gifts and together with private purchases exist today in corporate and private homes in Japan, Canada, USA, South Africa, England, Scotland and Central China, as well as throughout Australia.

Retiring from RMIT in 1996, Terry is now able to concentrate full time on painting and teaching. This includes 'Birds and Botanical' watercolour classes at two Community Houses on a continuous basis and regular workshops throughout the year.