Red sandals and Pomegranates

This is a hand stretched canvas and the canvas is double thick
I painted the back of the work green because it got very messy
while I was painting.
A long, narrow painting stretches horizontally like a quiet, private scene captured in a single breath. Across the length of the canvas lies a woman in a vivid red dress, her body forming a soft, sinuous line from left to right. The dress is almost a field itself — a rich, warm scarlet that seems to ripple with small tonal variations and textured marks, hugging her form and pooling gently at her feet. She holds a small bouquet of blossoms close to her chest, the flowers echoing the reds and golds in her gown but are rendered with a lighter touch, as if they might flutter away.

Behind and beneath her, the background is a dense carpet of green punctuated with flecks of colour: tiny flowers, buds, and leaves rendered in dabs of yellow, orange, and crimson. This tapestry-like backdrop flattens space and makes the figure read like an object placed on a patterned rug rather than set into a traditional landscape. The contrast between the deep reds of her dress and the varied greens around her is striking — complementary colours that both clash and sing, giving the scene a vibrating, almost musical energy.

Her face is calm and composed, pale against the saturated palette, with dark hair framing it simply and neatly. The features are stylized rather than highly detailed: thoughtful, slightly enigmatic eyes, a delicate nose, and a composed mouth that suggests pensiveness rather than a smile. The expression, combined with the horizontal repose, gives the impression of contemplative rest — someone half-asleep, half-dreaming, cradling a small private joy or memory.

Overall, the composition reads as intimate and decorative at once: a suspended, serene moment where pattern and person merge. The painting’s flattened perspectives, rhythmic repetitions of colour, and the tactile impression of brushwork invite a slow, meditative viewing, as if each little blossom in the background were part of the woman’s inner landscape.

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Hi ,browser of original Art ! I'm a self-taught Artist born in Darwin, the Northern Territory, Australia
I spent my early years in a town called Batchelor, 98 km south of Darwin. This sunny, natural, free, bush lifestyle taught me respect for the land,it’s creatures and inhabitants.Those vivid memories of the sights, sounds and smells of the Australian northern Tropics of which I am often inspired to paint, will stay with me forever.

My father informs me that I was always painting and drawing as a child, and he actively encouraged my creativity. He once commissioned some Indigenous Artists to paint a mural on our lounge room wall and I remember this was so wonderful and inspiring it gave me my first insights into the magic of art.
I have lived in Dandenong, Victoria, for the past 50 years and I paint on canvas, wood, ceramics, furniture, anything that will hold some paint!
My husband, Robert Walker, a wonderful master potter for more than 50 years taught me how to paint on ceramics. Though not a painter himself he knew all about glazes and how they reacted and fired in the kiln. I had to figure out the rest of this complicated process myself and after some time even managed to win some hand painted ceramics awards in International trade shows in the 80's and 90's (under our business name of Colourware Ceramics).
I’ve entered small Art exhibitions in both Melbourne and Sydney and have won a few encouragement, Merit and honourable mention awards when I was in my 20’s/30s.I’ve also had a solo exhibition in the past, in a place called ‘The Old Cheese Factory’, Berwick in 1992, a gorgeous old world public art gallery here in Victoria made of blue stone and wood.
It was such a pleasure to exhibit there, given the wonderful atmosphere,but since then due to a full time caring role in my family, I have not found the time to have any further exhibitions. Hence finding Blue Thumb as a means of exhibiting my work has been a real blessing.
I paint the ideas, visions and memories in my mind. I paint entirely from my imagination, mind’s eye or spirit, rarely painting in any other way.Occasionally, I might try to paint what I see in the garden or paint a scene that has impressed me from a camping trip or a bush walk, nature is a most powerful inspiration.
My favourite paints are Acrylics, because of their brilliant colours and quick drying time. I’ve been told by many that my paintings have originality and a unique and distinctive style.It is true that I don’t copy at all from other works and I don't reference any materials before painting. I just start painting and see what wants to emerge onto the canvas and my paintings nearly always surprise me in a wonderful way!
I love reading an amazing book called ‘A Course in Miracles’ which has helped and inspired me for more than 25 years, so hopefully you will see that some of my paintings have a type of spirituality about them. My paintings have been called "other worldly "which is such a lovely compliment to me.
I also love fossicking for shells and rocks and gold panning, anything really where I can be in an environment and at one with nature which gives me the life energy and spirit that goes into creating my Art.

***All Art works shown here at Bluethumb.com by Catherine Walker are copyright (c) of the artist Catherine Walker ,nothing is to to be printed , copied, downloaded ,uploaded, photographed or used in any way without the artists permission "All rights reserved "-thank you for your understanding.