I love including my clients in the process of creation. It is fun and interesting to specify the size, show me images of the room where it is to be hung and then to give me an idea of the colour palette. I will take photos of the different stages of the paintings development. It ...
Colour Palette of Aboriginal Art Expands The early desert painters at Papunya relied on a range of basic colours, often gouache or water-based paints, using black, white, yellow, red and brown tones. These colours were the ones most like the ochre earth pigments that had been used for cerem...
Drawing inspiration from the vast and varied Australian bush, I find joy in capturing the ever-changing dance of light, particularly in landscapes. Employing a limited palette and a tonal approach, my unique, painterly style stems from extensive experience painting from life and embracing ‘En plei...
Colour Palette of Aboriginal Art Expands The early desert painters at Papunya relied on a range of basic colours, often gouache or water-based paints, using black, white, yellow, red and brown tones. These colours were the ones most like the ochre earth pigments that had been used for cerem...
artistBronwyn Barton. Inspired by the lush bushland that surrounds her home, this piece features an invigorating palette of greens, exuding spontaneity and fun. The overlapping botanical shapes create depth and intrigue, inviting the viewer to explore its subtle colour transitions and intricate mark-...
The Pintupi tribe tend much more towards the pared back colour palette associated with classical Aboriginal dot painting but there are strong differences in approach to their Dreamtime stories. Indigenous art from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands have gained much prominence in...
his image The Podium was runner-up in the Commercial Category of the Australian Photographic Prize 2023. The right hand side of the image has been mirrored to remove buildings in the back of frame on the left, with a colourful sky blended in to match the overall colour palette of the imag...
These Coral Clusters are a delight to make – and I love to work them in an almost monochromatic colour palette. Somehow, it just deepens the magic. So, even with innumerable packing boxes overtaking my life – those haptic senses still need to be appeased. And it’s a pleasure to do ...
Within this work, the bush is treated as a familiar abundance and brought “…forward, virtually right up on to the picture plane.” (ibid). The “…iridescent palette and roughened paint texture…” of the work immerses the viewer allowing them to gather a sense of the heat dulled, ...
Sitting between a holiday home and a permanent residence, Open Studio have designed a house that is flexible for use yet responsive to the local landscape.