Filomena Roberts

A woman with curly short hair, wearing glasses and an orange textured jacket with black patterned trim and decorative buttons.
A colorful drawing of a house with three blue windows and red doors inside a white background, surrounded by a green border.

Filomena Roberts,

House Plants,

Mixed media on A3 paper

In my art practice I mainly use inks and acrylic on paper and canvas. I also like to make collages (“Greenwashing”), small sculptures (“found objects screws), and the “odd” photograph (This spring cleaning business is out of control”). My main themes are “people pictures” including portraying interpersonal relationships (Top to Toe”), as well as current events such as Australia’s love affair with real estate, climate change issues (“Frogsnomore Castle), religious dogma and the tally of lives (Every Conflict Ever”), the Ukraine War (“Surely You Jest?”) the plight of refugees and how we see them (“Heavy”), and of course COVID and its ramifications (“The Princess and the Peas”). Politics affects all aspects of our everyday lives and I like to use my own take on things to make people stop for a moment and maybe see something a bit unusual.

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I have been “practising” art for many decades and I am grateful for it. I have so many pictures yet to make, small sketches waiting to be brought to “life”, a larger version of the fleeting or persistent idea. My inspirations are many and include cartoonists. I admire how they are able to get to the nub of a story every day. Sometimes they seem to be quick sketches, sometimes something more akin to an artwork. While cartoons in the paper must be relevant to a particular story and are quickly yesterday’s news, I aspire to be half as good as them in my own way.

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I can be contacted through the TAM website‍‍ ‍

Colorful fabric rows with logos and text for art, photography, architecture, fashion, food, and travel.

Filomena Roberts, Phaidon Logo, Mixed media on A2 paper, 87cm x 67cm

A black and white illustration of clothing and household item labels with artistic patterns, including labels for shirts/tops, jumpers, underwear, couches, coat covers, trousers, towels, blankets, tea towels, scarves, socks, black and white fabrics, curtains, and dog towels, with decorative borders and stylized elements.

Filomena Roberts, Constant, Ink on A2 paper

Abstract artwork featuring three vertically aligned, stylized human figures with elongated bodies in blue, brown, and pink, set against a dark blue background.

Filomena Roberts, Consoulation Flowers, Acrylic on canvas, 121cm x 51cm

Collage featuring cut-out images of animals, planets, cities, and astronomy related items, arranged on a paper cutout of Australia, with a background of wavy blue lines.

Filomena Roberts, Frogsnomore Castle, Collage and tissue paper on A2 paper

An abstract painting with three horizontal sections: blue sky with faint clouds and small red and blue objects, a beige middle band, and a textured dark gray bottom section with scattered red and black shapes.

Filomena Roberts, Pop-up Memory, Acrylic and collage on canvas

A quilting design traced on fabric showing a shopping bag, a sewing iron, an ironing board, an iron, and other sewing accessories in a stylized, embroidered style.

Filomena Roberts, What Still More, Acrylic and ink on canvas, 40cm x 50cm

Black and white abstract drawing featuring multiple pointed, leaf-like shapes with intricate patterns inside, resembling feathers or leaves.

Filomena Roberts, 5 Irons Still Life, Ink and acrylic on A2 paper, 72cm x 52cm

Abstract painting of a blue flower with multiple smaller blue flowers on stems, on a white background.

Filomena Roberts, Budding Musos, Ink and acrylic on A3 paper

A colorful abstract painting of a king and queen of hearts, with stylized faces and ornate clothing, framed in a gray border with a heart symbol on the side.

Filomena Roberts, King and Queen - Silver, A4

Frame containing a handwritten letter and a mixed-media art piece. The letter is written in blue ink on lined paper, with text that repeats the word 'blah' extensively. The artwork is a sculpture of a cross made from intertwined red wire, nails, and other small objects, positioned vertically in the center of the frame, placed on the letter.

Filomena Roberts, Every Conflict Ever, Ink, electrical resistors and embroidery thread on paper, 34cm x 34cm

Abstract geometric artwork featuring two giraffes with exaggerated necks, in blue, red, yellow, and white colors, with dotted lines connecting various shapes and a small heart on one giraffe's head.

Filomena Roberts, Surely You Jest, Ink on A2 paper

An abstract painting of two faceless figures in suits, one upright and one upside down, with bold colors and geometric shapes.

Filomena Roberts, Head to Toe, Acrylic on canvas, 121cm x 51cm

A heart-shaped arrangement of electronic components, wires, and a digital clock display with the number 88, set against a bright green background.

Filomena Roberts, Frankenstein's Heart, Mixed media, 42cm x 42cm

A large collection of household and electronic items, arranged in a creative pattern on a white background, including kitchen appliances, electronics, and everyday objects, with some images hand-drawn and colored in green.

Filomena Roberts, Greenwashing, Ink and collage on A2 paper

Abstract painting with horizontal streaks of orange, white, blue, green, and yellow colors.

Filomena Roberts, Colour in your landscape, Acrylic on canvas, 30cm x 40cm

Colorful abstract mosaic art featuring five stylized human figures with exaggerated features. The figures have large faces with prominent eyes and simple clothing, and are arranged vertically against a geometric patterned background.

Filomena Roberts, Heavy, Acrylic on canvas, 121cm x 51cm

Collection of rusty vintage nails and screws pinned to a light-colored background with a wooden frame, connected by a beige string forming a zigzag pattern.

Filomena Roberts, Sculpture-found objects (screws) and embroidery thread, 28cm x 23cm