Some of the works remind me of Marc Chagall. There are a few landscape works there that I really like.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Boyd

This quote from the Wikipedia page may explain some of the odd figures:
His best-known work is perhaps his Half Caste Bride series in the 1950s, based on his contact with Aboriginal culture in Alice Springs in 1951.
More works - note the two very realistic ones on the second page:
http://www.evabreuerartdealer.com.au...boyd/paintings