14 Mar 2025

Captivating Art: The Rocks Markets

The Rocks Markets showcases a vibrant tapestry of artistic talent, offering an opportunity to engage with talented artists, discovering unique creations firsthand.
Witness handcrafted textiles to intricate paintings and whimsical illustrations, where artists bring their individual passions and skills to life. Expect to find a range of styles, from traditional techniques to contemporary expressions, all reflecting the artists' unique perspectives and experiences. 

Focal Point Paintings

Jane Tryon, with over two decades of experience as an artist and designer, has traversed the realms of interiors, textiles, illustration, and watercolour painting. Possessing a Diploma in Drawing from TAFE NSW and a Design Degree from the University of Technology Sydney, her artistic foundation is both robust and diverse. Her deep-seated passion for colour, cultivated through her work in textile and floral design, permeates her compositions, resulting in pieces that are both joyful and energetic, spanning from representational to abstract forms.

Paula Church

Paula Church, a skilled botanical and heraldic artist, creates highly detailed paintings and prints of native Australian flora and fauna. Her artwork captures the intricate beauty of nature. Notably, she contributed to the Diamond Jubilee State Coach for HM the Queen. At The Rocks Markets, discover original paintings and a wide array of framed and unframed prints, showcasing her exquisite talent. These exclusive pieces offer a unique glimpse into Australia's natural world through her artistic lens.

Enjoy Illustration Art

Enjoy Illustration Art offers delightful, hand-drawn creations that transport you to a magical realm of vibrant hues and playful characters. Whimsical animals, insects, and landscapes come to life with a touch of humour and charm. Picture dinosaurs in berets, flying unicorns, and other lighthearted scenes. Discover this joyful world through their prints and original drawings, available online and at The Rocks Markets.

Shazia Imran

Discover the captivating art of Shazia Imran, an international award-winning artist. Her stall showcases her unique vision, translating personal experiences into deeply layered mixed media pieces. Explore her collection, featuring everything from vibrant cityscapes to intriguing abstracts. Shazia's work, inspired by landscape, memory, and the subconscious, is rich in texture and plays with light and shadow, creating evocative atmospheres. Bring home a piece of her artistry with original paintings, prints, or charming cards and notebooks, all available at her market stall. 

Ping Lian Yeak

Discover the remarkable talent of Ping Lian Yeak at The Rocks Markets. A prodigy at 11 and today a mature painter of 22, Ping Lian Yeak has created a body of work that stands out as some of the liveliest art of the past decade. Yeak is an autistic savant who creates beautiful, detailed depictions of animals and great architectural sites. He works in acrylic, oil, watercolor, charcoal, and ink, sometimes combining multiple media, to make spirited images that recall both Impressionism and the grand nature studies of Romanticism.