"A Painting Journey Old and New" art exhibition will open tomorrow, September 12 at the Narrabri Craft Shop gallery.
The exhibition features work by local artist Judy Nobilo, who will exhibit a selection of her many paintings which hang in her home, such as "Ted" which won the Peoples' Choice Lexus Mortimore prize in 2006, as well as "Young Australians" which took out the major prize in 2010 at Frost Over Barraba.
Since retiring from work 18 months ago, Judy has been able to devote more time to her hobby and has been trying new painting techniques and styles.
Judy's mediums of choice are oil and pastel and she always has the camera handy as she paints mainly from photos.
"Portraits are a favourite subject. They can be very challenging but rewarding, like the time I surprised my niece with a portrait of her daughter and she became overwhelmed with emotion and got teary, it makes it all worthwhile," Judy said.
There will be about 80 paintings on display, although not all will be for sale.