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I acknowledge and pay my respect to the muwinina people of the country around nipaluna, and am grateful to their millennia of care for these beautiful lands, skies and waterways. Feet firmly planted in my everyday environment, I seek out reminders of the quiet sparkle and verve of life; I find instances of these in the sky, trees and water, in my garden and in the fruit bowl. My paintings elevate the everyday as they give brash, saturated colour, honest brushstrokes and rich oil paint to the ephemeral and imperfect beauty of understated fruit. My paintings respect and expand on the many traditions of the still life genre, drawing them into an intentionally local, contemporary setting. I greatly admire the technicality of Jan Vermeer and Grace Crowley, the art of elevation of the everyday by Howard Arkley and Pierre Bonnard, the imbuement of meaning by Giorgio Morandi and the unashamedly domestic sensualities of Margaret Preston and Barbara Hanrahan. Past Exhibitions How Sweet to Know You Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania October 17 - October 27 2024 More information here Pieces of Life Sidespace Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania August 21 - September 1 2020 Au revoir Online, Canberra ACT May 1 - July 1 2017 Available works All paintings are oil on canvas and are framed in a simple Tasmanian oak frame. |
