Endless Passion

Born with a love of art, this lady has developed her skill into a passion that will never end. Art is something that she ‘just has to do’.

- Trevor Lang

Jane Greenland lived in the Queensland country town of Boonah as a child. She recalls walking past the local kindergarten and gazing at the easels, the beautiful bright colours, and paintings that were hanging to dry. She spent hours as a youngster drawing in the dirt, making and decorating mud cakes, and collecting the craft section from the old-style Women’s Weekly magazine to make whatever she could.

“I still remember the smell of the oily Craypas that we used in primary school, and the odd occasions when we played with Plasticine,” she relates. “Childhood memories still return whenever I smell Craypas!”

Jane’s father, on his return from service in World War Two, spent some time dabbling in art. He has a pastel book with some of his works and some amazing fretwork depicting his war experiences.

Jane’s own art career developed when she continued art as a subject in high school; then attended Kelvin Grove Teachers College studying to become an art teacher.