Tapestry 2. High Country Victoria

Another in the High Country Victoria series. This time the focus is the Mt. Buffalo area as patches of warm colours start to appear in the Autumn. The rock formations seem to change colour as they reflect the rising and setting sun and the ghostly shapes a reminder of the ever changing landscape. This painting picks up the light as it casts shadows and patches of mist The painting takes elements of the area rather than a realistic view of one part of the rolling hills. The colours ochres, rust, mauves and misty rain as a storm passes through. The trees are the element that draws the view.

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Painting is an occupation that both challenges and rewards, . At first you start out hesitantly seeming to have to be a perfectionist at whatever style you are going for but after several years it just takes you over and whether realism or abstract you go on a journey and are never quite sure where it will end.
Painting has been my salvation through many rugged times and I am forever grateful to those collectors who have loved the end products.
Colour, shape and contrast are forever changing in nature and it is often nature represented in my paintings. The semi abstract landscapes convey the strength and fragility of our Australian bushland and this is demonstrated with the subtle misty backgrounds which act as the backdrop for the stubborn, often sparse, scrubland.
Abstract painting is one of the most demanding forms of expressing time, place and the feelings evoked. However abstract landscapes are also the most rewarding when they come together and there is a feeling of YES! that is what I want to say.
Thank you for joining me on this journey.