Description / Inspiration

Olly is a very important Hello Koalas sculpture as he is the 80th sculpture we have created since the Hello Koalas Sculpture Trail was established in 2014. His bright blue eyes are an important feature as koalas generally don’t have blue eyes. And this is a wild koala design – Olly is proud of his beautiful coat of fur and he has the most engaging whimsical smile.

Olly is named after three little boys who have a special place in the Hello Koalas family!

Artist Pauline Roods (grandson), Two Triple Four Owner and Chef Pete Cutclliffe (son), Hello Koalas founder Margret Meagher (grandson)

Artist Biography

Pauline Roods has lived in Port Macquarie since her early childhood, and has been painting for over 30 years.

Pauline attended private art classes and completed an art degree at NSW TAFE. Pauline is a Contemporary Realist Artist, preferring to work with Acrylic, Mixed Media and Watercolour.

Pauline was twice finalist in the NSW TAFE Fine/Arts Prize, an entrant in the Wynn Art Prize and invitational finalist in the “Salon De Refuse”.

Pauline has been published in the Australian Artist, Artist Palette and Acrylic Artists magazines. She was also a finalist in the top 50 artists for the 2016 Australian Contemporary Art Awards, People’s Choice winner for the Australian Lung Foundation, 2016 Just One Breath competition and NSW finalist in the Family Circle Painting/Craft Competition.

Her most recent works have been commissions, of her signature underwater style, Australian wildlife paintings, individual portraits and emotive war paintings.

Pauline has been commissioned as an artist for 7 Hello Koala Sculptures including Mack The Surf Life Saver, The Mayor of the Koala Republic, Forest, Woody, Shelly, Kenny Koala and Ranger Riley and his customised table on which he stands.

Every painting is individual, placing the viewer within that scene. Pauline’s original artworks are created to awaken the viewer’s imagination and stimulate their senses. Pauline’s paintings are highly sought after and hang in private, commercial and public collections in Australia and around the world.

Pauline has had 5 recent exhibitions in Italy, has numerous awards, and is a regular guest artist in various art publications. Pauline has been commissioned to paint 16 Hello Koalas Sculptures including her latest The Big Koala, Spirit of All Koalas at Guulabaa, Place of Koala, the new tourism and educational precinct in the Cowarra State Forest – an initiative of Forestry Corporation of NSW.

Pauline has also been commissioned to create the highly successful Hello Koalas Colouring Book, and a Hop for Hope Celebrity Kangaroo for the Alannah Madeline Foundation Celebrity Auction, in the Yarra Valley, Victoria in 2016.

Pauline has had exhibitions in Australia and Japan, with 2 exhibitions in Rome Italy in 2015, a further 2 exhibitions in February and March 2016 in Soriano, and a selected artist to represent Australia at the 2016 Italian/Australian Trade Fair in Assisi. Her works hang in collections both private and commercial, in Australia, Japan, Singapore, America, New Zealand, Fiji and now Italy.

Location Info

twotriplefour by Bills is a proudly local, paddock-to-plate eatery with a focus on championing quality seasonal produce and carefully-crafted beverages.

Born from a long-standing love of all things local to the Mid North Coast region, this is a venue built on the philosophy of Savour the Region – a place created to slow down + be present, relish in a shared feast with a glass of wine and enjoy everything the exceptional Port Macquarie region has to offer. Indoor and outdoor dining with a special focus on boutique wines from regional NSW.

24 Clarence Street Port Macquarie NSW 2444
hello@twotriplefour.com
02 6516 2244