Marian Rennie’s emotional country is as vast as the continent. The controlled vibrancy of her colours give the paintings their power. She has absorbed the textures of the worlds she paints. Her experience of the outback, and prawn fishing in the deep north, give her images authenticity. Her interpretations of Australian life have a deep sensuality. Marian is immersed in the culture of the nation and her work is a manifestation of that. It is artists like her who continually renew the nation’s awareness of itself.