Peeling and revealing series of 6

"Peeling and revealing" is a series of six original paintings by Laurine Field exploring the textures of an amazing palm tree in the Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns. Close-up images of the bark become abstract planes that lift and curl. The surfaces are sometimes dry and wrinkly, at other times glossy and smooth.

The series of canvases could be hung horizontally or vertically. A spacing of approximately 5 cm or more between canvases would work depending on the space available. Paintings are carefully wrapped and packaged in a sturdy box to ensure safe delivery.

Laurine paints images of bushland, botanic gardens, flowers and clouds. She has a Master of Creative Arts (Painting), works as an art teacher and has been painting for thirty years. Nature connection, colour, and lifeforce are key drivers in her painting practice. Paintings have an energising and peaceful atmosphere.

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Laurine Field has been painting for twenty-five years. Prior to this she was a paintress, decorating handmade pottery items. It was through this tradition that she found solace in the activity of painting. Field works predominantly in acrylics and oils on canvas, but also enjoys working in watercolours. Based in Brisbane, Field has a Master of Creative Arts and works part-time as a high school art teacher. She has had multiple solo shows in Brisbane and Cairns and participates regularly in group exhibitions. Hobbies include bushwalking, gardening and reading.

Field’s artwork is primarily about nature connection and the observation of beauty. Life-force, meditation, light and colour are key ideas in her work. Plants (waterlilies, cacti, orchids…), rocks and water surfaces are frequent subjects. Images often have visual complexity and layers of content as if the creation and viewing of the subject draws the viewer in. Most of her paintings take well over a hundred hours to create.

Field’s studio is a caravan which provides a sanctuary from the demands of the world. Subjects are generally from Mt Coot-tha forest park or Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. The garden has been an ongoing theme in her work for the last twenty years as it represents harmony between humans and the natural world. Field hopes that her paintings will bring peace and nature connection to the viewer.