Images of Tasmania

Developing acrylic painting techniques on large canvases and working directly onto paper in the bush environment have been a challenge recently, resulting in stylistic changes in my artmaking practice. The Knocklofty series reflects a local bush area I am very familiar with, acknowledging rock areas overlaid often with thin eucalyptus verticals and hinting at pathways taking you deeper into the bushland. I have also explored size of image through kitchen objects magnified on canvas. My grandmother’s kitchenalia has persisted in my visual brain since childhood. A fond memory of picking poppies in her garden then choosing one of her special jugs to hold them; fruit on her sideboard; teapot and tea-making paraphernalia have all surfaced for representation.