2016 Painting

2016 saw my art output expanded, here are some, grouped in three sections – 1)Sydney – 2)after the exhibition – 3)30×30 Cooroy exhibition

Sydney Studio

In October 2016 I moved to Sydney and into my St Leonards studio and painting full-time. It felt like I was bringing together my assorted explorations with unlimited processes and materials. Another feature of this year was camping at Tia Falls for 5 ‘isolated’ days over Christmas and new year. It was a time for relaxing, exploring and drawing surrounded with spectacular gorges, waterfalls and rocks.

My freedom

The following paintings and drawings were made on the sunshine coast before September 2016. A year of big changes for me, finishing full-time work and packing to move to Sydney. The paintings below reflect that transition and show a type of freedom where nothing seems to matter and I am in ‘conversation’ with my subconscious. Also stopping work gave me more time to draw some of the unique features of the Sunshine Coast.

30×30 March exhibition

I exhibited 20, 30x30cm canvas boards and 5 larger canvases at The Cooroy Butterfactory Art Centre. The abstract paintings below have parallels with the processes I observe in nature; layers on layers, often starting with chance or random marks. These processes reflect the intricate multi-layered systems I became part of when working in natural areas, that is, the colours and marks I use respond to what has gone before often covering and blending to produce new and unexpected compositions.