Ethel was one of seven children raised on the family property “Benvenue” Singleton, NSW. An affluent family, the Waddells were established members of the Maitland community, and afforded Ethel the ability to travel and paint.
A student of Julian Ashton, Ethel was a prolific painter who established relationships with many of her artistic contemporaries, among those were Julian Ashton, Sydney Long, Norman Lindsay, Isabel McWhannell
& Squire Morgan.
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