My art work reflects the foothills of the Strathbogie Ranges in north central Victoria, a landscape dominated by granite rocks and sloping hills.
The work sits in a space between abstraction and representation. It is a filtered gaze reflecting the patterns and shapes of the land and the life it supports. I make rubbings and impressions from plants and rocks which in turn form the structure and rhythm of the images.
Strathbogie Hills IV, 51 x 78 cm, 2024
Strathbogie Rocks, collagraph, 2024
Strathbogie Hills V, 2024
Granite Range Vll, 47.5 x 70cm, 2020
Granite Range l, 57 x 76 cm, 2020
Granite Range ll, 57 x 76 cm, 2020
Granite range Vl, 46 x 75 cm, 2020
Trees on the Ridge l, 51 x 78 cm, 2021
High Summer ll, 39 x 28 cm, 2019
Summer - High Heat V, 36 x 39 cm, 2020
Volatile Summer Heat, 39 x 36 cm, 2020
Thinning of the Grass ll, 39 x 36 cm, 2020
I acknowledge the traditional lands of the Taungurung people and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and future.
As part of depicting Taungurung lands I acknowledge the generations of Taungurung ancestors who occupied, managed and venerated the land over many thousands of years. Today Taungurung Country is enriched with a spirit and presence of Taungurung life, culture and ritual, but tainted by removal and absence.