Scandinavian heritage. Left: From the land of Hans Christian Anderson's fairytales, my idyllic childhood in Denmark, shown here together with my father and older brother Ole.
Right: Caught candidly, a portrait from my early career with Georg Jensen (Danish Silversmiths) in Sydney.
Colour : From Bauhaus to Black Opals to Brahmans My sense of colour originally stems from my father, an architect trained during the Bauhaus period; and my career as an opal and gem merchant, pictured here in the mines of Lightning Ridge, Australia.
Quality Livestock Australia: Marrying a grazier, my life took an interesting turn when I became actively involved in running a livestock export company which took us from the main property in the Upper Murray (NSW), to properties and ports across the North, Kimberleys, South East Asia, South America and the Middle East.
The Australian livestock export trade: From the First Fleet to the World's Greatest by Nigel Austin, features Ida Montague's artwork including A Different Breed (pictured)
A portrait of the artist's late husband John Montague published in The Australian livestock export trade: From the First Fleet to the World's Greatest. This drawing was requested by and published by the author Nigel Austin.
Bush Billy Lids. Artists' Book. 2000 © Ida Montague
The front cover features the burn mark from a cattle brand.
Bush Billy Lids. Artist book, 2000 © Ida Montague
The content includes drawings of bushmen or cattlemen's hats
The Nightingale: Re-imagined. Artist Book. 2010 © Ida Montague
Playful abstracts and visuals inspired by original story by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Nightingale: Re-imagined. Artist Book. 2010 © Ida Montague
Playful abstracts and visuals inspired by original story by Hans Christian Andersen.
Some Say Love It Is a River.... Artists Book. 1999 © Ida Montague
Some say love It is a river Artists Book. 1999 © Ida Montague
Inspiration drawn from Bette Midler's rendition of Some Say Love It Is a River.... The book features tiny dried rose buds overlaid with the song lyrics.
The Man From Snowy River - Revisited. Artists Book. 2000 © Ida Montague
The book's content is words and imagery relate to present day life on the land.
The Man From Snowy River - Revisited. Artists Book. 2000 © Ida Montague
The red line in and out through the pages illustrates the 'The Ride' as described in A.B. Patterson's poem of the same title.
At My House. Paper cuts and original collage for children's book illustration. 2001 © Ida Montague
At My House. Paper cuts and original collage for children's book illustration. 2001 © Ida Montague
Pictured: Castle Hill, Townsville, North Queensland.
At My House. Paper cuts and original collage for children's book illustration. 2001 © Ida Montague
Pictured: Front verandah of typical Queensland house.
At My House. Paper cuts and original collage for children's book illustration. 2001 © Ida Montague.
At My House. Paper cuts and original collage for children's book illustration. 2001 © Ida Montague
PIctured: Tobruk Pool, Townsville, North Queensland.
At My House. Paper cuts and original collage for children's book illustration. 2001 © Ida Montague