This has certainly been the case for the Leeton Art Society and Jason Richardson, a shire artist who often weaves his creativity talents throughout a variety of mediums.

Mr Richardson has produced a series of online videos with the Leeton Art Society where they explore the relationships between local artists and their landscapes.

Titled Our Riverina, Mr Richardson said he had a theory that those artists based in regional Australia had a distinct connection to their environment.

"Each of the four Leeton shire artists (featured in the videos) had landscape artworks to discuss and it was interesting to learn how their art-making had changed the way they see our region," he said.

Three-time Penny Paniz prize winner Lynne McQuillan discussed her love of the Murrumbidgee River, as well as the impressionistic style that lends itself to representations of light falling through the River Red Gum forests on the banks.

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Lifelong Murrami resident Dorothy Roddy outlined the inspiring landscape and the variations she can watch from sunrise to sunset.

Vita Vitelli shared her memories of her father Frank Bruno Senior, living and working on the farm on Toorak Road, now Toorak Wines, and explained how picking up a paintbrush changed her outlook.

Long-time Leeton Art Society member Glenn Saddler reflected on the perspective he gained while studying and how it motivated him to become involved in creating opportunities for artistic expression when he returned home.

The videos will make the artists accessible to a wide audience, but the original proposal was to run a series of exhibitions across the region.

"The Our Riverina project has adapted to the uncertainty we've all experienced in 2020, as well as the requirement for social-distancing," Mr Richardson said.

"We're hoping an exhibition planned for early 2021 will still go ahead.

"Viewing art is an opportunity to look at something through the eyes of another, so I hope people will enjoy getting a fresh perspective on local scenes and learning something about a handful of the talented Leeton shire artists.

"I mention in my curator talk video the environment has been a collaborator in my audiovisual works, so I was keen to learn how other Leeton shire artists reflected our region.

"It proved to be a stimulating conversation topic as each shared details of connections to the countryside and how art had enriched their life."

Each of the videos are being shared on the Leeton Art Society's Facebook page throughout this month.

Our Riverina is supported by Create NSW's Country Arts Support Program, a devolved funding program administered by Regional Arts NSW and Western Riverina Arts on behalf of the NSW government.