Golden Tractor Trails
Artwork Details
76 x 76 cm (unframed)
Oak floating frame with wax finish.
Impasto acrylic with impasto medium applied with a palette knife on 100% cotton canvas. Finished with two isolation coats and one coat of matte polyurethane varnish.
Created with Australian-made, eco-friendly, zero VOC, and cruelty-free paints, impasto medium, and matte varnish. The canvas is made with FSC-approved sustainably sourced Swedish pine.
Artwork Description
This painting was inspired by a scene between Temora and Cootamundra on my drive home from work one afternoon. It was an exceptionally overcast summer evening with a stormy sky, and the sun was sitting right on the horizon beneath a thick, dark sky. What caught my attention was the intense contrast: the sky was so dark, yet the last moments of sunlight filled the crop with a vibrant golden-orange hue. The sunlight speckled through the seeds in the wheat heads, creating a beautiful effect. I also loved how the GPS tractor tyre lines formed perfect leading lines to a distant tree on the hill, adding a sense of intrigue about what lay beyond the crest.
Additional Information
Framed by Angela Coombs Matthews, located in Temora NSW.
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.
