| A sense of place (Tasmania) Ten paintings about food … Possible alternative: Ten courses in painting… Tell me about the sea oil on linen 60x60cm 2005 The repose of a sailor in a dream, listening to the sea, yearning to understand its power and what it can provide. I will wait here oil on linen 60x60 cm 2005 The empty table waits … what can the sea and the distant, rugged south coast islands offer. Tomorrow is here oil on linen 60x60 cm 2005 A prized morsel from a cold dawn and the dank earth. The wish never came true oil on linen 60x60 cm 2005 Classical evocation of temptation and intrigue. I thought, I knew oil on linen 152x152 cm 2005 The figure used in this work, as with others in this series, is not intended to be any person in particular, rather an evocation of solitude and a dream like state. The table, which is based on an old farmhouse table belonging to the artist, is symbolic of the offering of food. The fecund pear is suggestive of femininity, and the work is back-dropped by an idyllic Arcadian garden. In a new world oil on linen 152x152 cm 2005 Inspired by the passion and vision of the pioneering figures in the Tasmanian wine industry - people such as Claudio Alcorso and Peter Althaus, who came from Europe, experienced the climate and topography of Tasmania, then drew back the curtain to a new world. What can you promise oil on linen 152x152 cm 2005 The empty table awaits. The rich, abundant Tasmanian landscape lies beyond the ordered European garden…what can it provide. I am home oil on linen 152x152 cm 2005 Tasman Island off the south coast of Tasmania, with its solitary lighthouse, is representative of isolation and the self. The dreamlike fisherman embraces the fish evoking a connection with the landscape, drawing inner strength and insight. This is where I live oil on linen 152x152 cm 2005 The moody and dark still life paintings of Tasmanian convict William Buelow Gould (1803-1853) often incorporated the motif of a hanging hare. This painting, set against the bare and gothic landscape of the midlands of Tasmania, evolves directly from Gould’s work. Tell me your secret oil on linen 152x152 cm 2005 A hidden tendered garden, able to provide any produce you wish to imagine, is set against the natural untamed landscape of Tasmania. The entrance is narrow and worn, allowing only one person to enter. |
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