Bridget McDonnell Gallery

15/04/2026

Today is World Art Day -

09/04/2026

Autumn in Art - https://mailchi.mp/bridgetmcdonnellgallery/important-peter-trusler-watercolours-of-australian-birds-13644339

Who doesn't love Autumn. The last of the long, warm, sunny days and crisp cool nights before we head into the endless winter months. Here are some pictures we have gathered that remind us of Autumn. A little distraction in these troubled times.

05/02/2026

Time for Deliveries!

12/12/2025

Christmas Exhibition 2025 -

25% off until Saturday 4 May

20/11/2025

A small collection of paintings, watercolours, drawings and prints by artists with a connection to Australia. This collection was put together by John Barkes in England and his brother Edward Barkes in Sydney. The Iso Rae and the Penleigh Boyd were acquired over 40 years ago

This exhibition will continue until 28 November

Head to the link in our bio to see the full collection on our website

1. The Beach at Whitby, UK, John Skinner Prout
2. Boating on the Lake, Duncan MacGregor Whyte
3. A British Officer, Etaples 1916, Iso Rae
4. The Blue Bellied Parrot from New South Wales, Late 18th Century English School
5. Indian Chief, Robert McCartney Commander 1845
19th Century English School
6. The Crested Cockatoo of New South Wales, Late 18th Century English School
7. The Cutty Sark and the SS Britannia 1889, Arthur J. W. Burgess
8. The Bloodhound, Alfred William Strutt
9. The Blue Bellied Parrot from New South Wales, Late 18th Century English School

19/11/2025

Our current exhibition is a small collection of Early Australian paintings and drawings owned by John Barkes in England and his brother Edward Barkes in Sydney. Included are these three rare watercolours of Eastern Warblers, Blue-Bellied Parrot and Crested Cockatoo. Sarah Stone made drawings from a set of Australian specimens sent to England from NSW by Surgeon John White. The drawings were engraved and published in John White's 'Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales' (London, 1790). These are early, accurate, near-contemporary copies. The exhibition finishes on Friday 28th November.

04/09/2025

Kevin Foley’s etchings capture the soul and energy of farm life in the Central Victorian landscape, especially in the wintery months: the mist in the trees, the personalities of our furry and feathery friends, the stars and the moon and the stillness of the countryside.

A retired teacher, Kevin now devotes his time to his art with his studio on a small farm in Mia Mia, Victoria. We have exhibited Kevin’s etchings for twelve years now and are always delighted with his latest works.

All works are unframed with cost of framing $200 or less
Head to our website for more information!

03/09/2025

Affordable Fine Art -

15/08/2025

Feast of Foley -

30/07/2025

Come see us at the 2025 Melbourne Rare Book Fair this weekend! - https://mailchi.mp/bridgetmcdonnellgallery/melbourne-rare-book-fair-13838663