I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia on whose unceded land I live. I recognize their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. I pay my respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, and to elders past, present and emerging.
Forest Series
The Forest Series is an exploration through a primal landscape to find myself. It alludes to feelings of being ‘lost in the woods’. Forests are embedded in our collective unconscious, being mentioned as dark places of passage in stories going back millennia. Abandoning the well-worn path, I head deeper into the psychic landscape, with a determination to find my own way. Trekking through a dense forest I hear unrecognisable sounds, feel the presence of other creatures. There are hidden dangers and obstacles. The destination is concealed. Walking the path requires vigilance and action, with no choice but to be present in the moment.
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Forest Series 2023 acrylic on stretched canvas 150x80cm
The Headless Horseman 2023 acrylic on unstretched fabric 150x192cm
Into Blue 2023 oil on stretched
canvas 90x60cm
Dark Forest 2023 oil on unstretched canvas 105x185cm
Psychedelic Forest 2023 acrylic on unstretched fabric 55x142cm
Ghost Gums 2023 acrylic on unstretched fabric 46x92cm
Footprint 2023 acrylic on
unstretched fabric 150x50cm
Deep in the woods oil on stretched canvas 60x122cm
Path 2023 oil on unstretched fabric 160x150cm
Yellow Path 2023 oil on stretched canvas 105x185cm
Entangled 2023 oil on stretched fabric 154x148cm
Rainforest 2022 oil on stretched canvas 91x122cm
Over the years I find myself circling back to the same themes. I went on many bushwalks with my dad as a child, so it is embedded in my psyche. Trees and forests have become part of my artistic language.
*This is just a small sample. A lot of my earlier work was undocumented.
Lost in the Woods 2015 acrylic on
stretched canvas 90x120cm
Campfire 2020 oil on stretched canvas
60x90cm
Bush 2020 oil on stretched
canvas
Forest Fire 2019 oil on
stretched canvas
Urban Woods 2020 oil on
stretched canvas 121x90cm