Treasure 6

Do you notice the solitary gum tree in a paddock as you drive by? This painting 'Treasure 6' is one of a series of paintings following on from my 'through the trees' series. I want to celebrate each tree as a natural treasure, a city full of life, standing like a sentinel in an otherwise treeless paddock. I'm saying to those trees "I see you, I appreciate you, I love you and you are important". Each gum tree is unique in its gnarly, wizened, weather beaten beauty so I use flowing acrylic paint to represent the nooks and crannies, holes and knobbly protrusions.
This work is 51 x 61 x 3.5cm, unframed, ready to hang. I provide a signed Certificate of Authenticity with each painting. I carefully package each work in bubble wrap and recycled cardboard so that they arrive safely, ready for you to enjoy.

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Kate Wise's acrylic paintings are a celebration of the beauty she finds in nature. Kate plays with scale and negative space and creates sumptuous colour palettes to produce harmonious yet lively compositions. If you need more of these things in your life, welcome, you are in the right place!

Kate is an acrylic painter living on Wadawurrung country just outside Ballarat, Victoria. She says 'nature is an inspiring force' and it drives her creation of calm, feminine and flowing paintings that are original, fresh and lively.

You can enjoy Kate's work as vibrant landscapes, abstracts and florals, but in her current series of works, she is inviting you to delve a little deeper, as she explores the psychological terrain of landscape painting. Kate believes that the capacity to observe the complexities of nature, draw meaning and experience self-growth and renewal, are gifts that painting offers both the artist and the viewer.

Kate has been a full-time artist for 5 years, regularly joins group exhibitions, has won several local art prizes and enjoys participating in local community and public art projects. Kate's work is held in private collections across Australia and overseas.