Burnt Tracks
Available at Gallery Fitzmaurice, 95 Fitzmaurice St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650.
Artwork Details
40.5 x 40.5 cm, 3.8cm deep edge canvas (unframed).
Ready to hang. Artwork is suitable for display both framed and unframed.
Medium: Impasto acrylic, impasto medium and sand, applied with a palette knife, brush, string and sponge. Finished with two coats of matte polyurethane varnish.
Created with Australian-made, eco-friendly, zero VOC, and cruelty-free paints, impasto medium, and matte varnish. The canvas is 100% made from recycled plastic.
Artwork Description
Burnt Tracks was a bit of an unexpected journey. I’d started painting something completely different, but as the base layer took shape, inspiration struck, and I found myself heading in a whole new direction.
The result is an aerial view of a parched paddock—gritty, semi-arid ground textured with sand mixed into the paint. Scrubby little bushes are scattered across the scene, and the sheep tracks, a striking burnt orange, carve their way through the canvas, leading towards a trough.
The sheep themselves are brought to life with textured paint, giving them a pop that almost lifts them off the canvas. What I love most about textured pieces like this is how they change depending on the angle and light, casting shadows that bring a whole new perspective to the artwork.
This experimental piece celebrates the rugged beauty of dry, open land and the story it quietly tells.
Email contact@elyssastoreyartist.com.au or message my Facebook/Instagram account if you would like more photos, or have any questions!
All of my original art and art reprints are signed with an ‘S’ logo. This logo was the Storey family brand used by my Great-Grandfather, on what is now my Grandparent's cattle farm. The farm has been in the Storey name since the mid-19th century however the brand was only in use from roughly the 1930s to the 1960s on sheep. After shearing, the brand was dipped in dye and pressed to the sheep’s hind quarter. It would stain the wool for quite some time and be used to identify the sheep if they strayed.
I have immense pride in my origin, and I love that I am able to attach a piece of family history to the art that I create. I strongly believe that when purchasing art, it is incredibly important to feel a strong sense of passion from the artist through the painting. I hope that combining my lineage with my art expresses this connection.
