BORN 1952
STUDIES
Trinity Grammar School Melbourne where he excelled at print making. He then travelled throughout Australia, Asia and Europe and, although largely self taught, completed several painting courses on returning to Australia.
Background
As a landscape painter Westle says “My aim as a landscape painter is to express what being in the bush means to me. My paintings speak of the precious moments when we take time out to communicate with nature. The time we sit on the headlands and dream about the future and reflect on the past, the times we walk along the lonely track and winder about the complexity of it all. The times we share friendship and just marvel at the beauty of it all. It’s a wonderful world we live in, I strive for my paintings to reflect some of that wonder.”
Themes
Westle’s enthusiasm for the Australian landscape and seascape is evident in the colour, freedom of application and raw energy emanating from his paintings, through which he has evolved a distinctive language for landscape.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1995 Valerie Cohen Fine Art Paddington NSW
1996 LibbyEdwardsGalleries, South Yarra,
1997 First Settlement Gallery Sorrento,
1998 LibbyEdwardsGalleries, South Yarra
1999 Group Exhibition, Art Images Gallery, Norwood SA & First Settlement Gallery, Sorrento
2000 Art Images Gallery, Norwood, SA
2001 First Settlement Gallery, Sorrento
2002 Art Images Gallery, Norwood, SA
2003 Without Pier Gallery, Sandringham
2004 Without Pier Gallery, Sandringham
2004 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
2005 Without Pier 10TH Anniversary Show at Glen Eira Gallery
2005 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
2005 Art Images Gallery, Norwood, SA
2006 Without Pier Gallery, Cheltenham
2007 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
2008 Without Pier Gallery, Victoria
2009 Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Western Australia
2009 Without Pier Gallery
2009 Paintbox Gallery,Canberra
2010 Gadfly Gallery, Perth (with Jane Flowers)
2010 Without Pier Gallery, Victoria
2010 Paintbox Gallery,Canberra
2011 Gadfly Gallery, Perth, Western Australia
2012 Trevor Victor Harvey Gallery, Sydney
COLLECTIONS
Australia, Hong Kong, Asia, Europe and the USA.
Xmas TVH Exhibition 2012
Starting on the 1st of December the gallery is doing their very own 12 days of Christmas. Each day will feature one of 12 artists. The entire 36 piece collection … read more →
Brisbane Art Show 2008
The inaugural Weekend Australian Art Brisbane will take place at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank from Friday 30 May – Sunday 1 June 2008, with First Night, … read more →
