Down South - rockhoppers at the beach

This image greeted me as I came down from a walk along the limestone scarp above Contos Beach, just South of Margaret River. The surfers were taking a break from the waves and had become transfixed by the myriad of tiny coastal animals and shells living in and around the rocks on the water’s edge. The surfers were in silhouette with the sun directly behind them and they looked at one in the environment of animals and people, all immersed in the glorious Western Australian sun with the sparkling water and light saturating the scene.

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Kate Ryan is a West Australian oil painter. Kate is particularly interested in the play of light, shadow and colour temperature . “ There is a particular intensity of light and colour that is unique to Western Australia that provides us with endless, magical and fleeting moments of beauty in nature. I try to catch the essence of these transient moments in my paintings. “
Kate’s current focus is on coastal images, wild flowers and still-life. She enjoys the challenge of painting en plein air (outdoors) and from life but also enjoys time in her Floreat studio.
Kate has also had significant success with portraiture and has been a semi-finalist in the prestigious Black Swan (now, Lester Portrait Prize) competition. Her work is now in collections in the UK, USA, New Zealand and around Australia.