An exhibition of mixed media artworks by me and by my talented friend, Sydney based mixed media and textile artist and sculptor, Ruth Levine, was founded on our common interest in words, language, sounds, recycling, upcycling and a joy of life.
All works by both Ruth and me, can be seen on HKEdit’s website.
Following, are some of the works that I exhibited.
Possum Light acrylic and collage on canvas 76 x 101cmRoad to Khancoban acrylic on colorfix paper 47 x 67 cmNightfall, Moonlight, Morning oil on canvas 122 x 152cmA Place I Know acrylic on canvas 76 x 61cm SOLDDirt, tree, Rock, Water acrylic and oil on canvas 61 x 76cm Bush Sunset acrylic and collage on canvas 152 x 61cmFragile Connections acrylic and collage on canvas 91 x 61cmWhen the Cicadas Sing acrylic and collage on canvas 102 x 152cm SOLDI heard the Trees Whispering Again acrylic and collage on canvas 76 x 61cmI Heard the Trees Whispering mixed media on canvas 102 x 91cm SOLDConnections oil on canvas 122 x 61cmWhispering Stillness watercolour and graphite on Hahnemuhle paper on canvas 102 x 76cm SOLDFloating with Words acrylic and collage on canvas 152 x 122cmWinter, Summer acrylic on canvas 122 x 152cmLandscape with Language and Kangaroos in Half Light acrylic and collage on canvas 122 x 122cmFrog Night acrylic and collage on canvas 102 x 152cmOutcrop acrylic on canvas 91 x 122cmHilltown Scriptoria acrylic and collage on canvas 91 x 122cmWords and Fences acrylic and collage on canvas 76 x 76cmUrban Landscape 102 x 182cmYes, Memories do Matter (diptych) oil, acrylic and collage on canvases 152 x 240cmTablelands oil on canvas 102 x 182cm SOLDWordful Silence I mixed media on board 21 x 16cm SOLDWordful Silence II mixed media on board 21 x61cm SOLDWordful Silence III mixed media on board 16 x 21cm SOLDWordful Silence IV mixed media on board 16 x 21cm Wordful Silence V mixed media on board 21 x 16cm SOLDWordful Silence VI mixed media on board 16 x 21cmTree Tracks acrylic on canvas on board 21 x 16cm SOLD
I am happy to report that I have been selected as a finalist in both the 2023 John Villiers Outback Art Prize (Outback Regional Gallery 11 March – 7 May 2023) and in the 2023 Muswellbrook Art Prize, painting section (27 February – 29 April 2023).
This Exhausted Land (triptych)
10 x 36cm mixed media on 10x10cm canvases Finalist: John Villiers Outback Art Award, Waltzing Matilda Centre, Winton, Queensland.After Image oil and acrylic on canvas 122 x 61cm Finalist: 2023 Muswellbrook Art Prize for painting, Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, Muswellbrook NSW
Before that……late in 2022, I was a finalist in 2022 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, contemporary section:
Fields and Boundaries
oil on canvas 102 x 152cm Finalist: 2022 Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Contemporary Section, Campbelltown Art Centre, Campbelltown NSW
Marking Time 2022 Charcoal, pastel and gouache on Hahnemuhle paper 122 x 80 cm Worked over.Wisps 2022 oil on canvas 61 x 122 cm Worked over.Seen Better Days(Remembering Granny) 2004 – 22 gesso & pastel on paper 62x84cm (This work will probably go through the wringer again and re-emerge in a new light, again).
Observational drawing is a practice of mine where I don’t have to think too much. The subject sits undemandingly, in front of me and doesn’t ask for anything. It’s a good way to de-stress.
