Textures of the Outback
Available at Gallery Fitzmaurice, 95 Fitzmaurice St, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650.
Artwork Details
76 x 76 cm (unframed)
Oak floating frame with wax finish.
Impasto acrylic with impasto medium, sand, and crackle paste applied with a palette knife, brush, and piping bag 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 isn’t based on a single memory but draws from my fascination with the natural textures of the landscape from an aerial perspective. It combines elements from drone photographs of dams and salt lakes I’ve taken, focusing on the intriguing aspects of the images. I loved observing the grains in the soil and the way sunlight texturises the semi-arid vegetation. The unique shapes of water bodies and the transitions from dry to moisture filled areas captivated me. Painting this was particularly enjoyable as it allowed me to experiment with replicating textures and imagining the composition based on typical landscape patterns and colour transitions seen from above.
Additional Information
Framed by Angela Coombs Matthews, located in Temora NSW.
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