Oil on wood, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This artwork comes with an external frame

Silver Linings 2022, Original oil painting on cradled timber, framed in Raw oak, ready to hang.

I am interested in painting nature morte that are full of life and raw energy. My intention is to create ‘drawings in paint’, keeping them more in the spirit of a sketch.
The sun - when I work outdoors in my courtyard - is a tripod light. I pass things into and out of it - wait for it to throw the right shadows and play with its shining onto porcelain or glass. It is, in effect, my collaborator, and having grown up in the UK - I’m still awed by its intensity.

The title ‘Silver Linings’ refers to the ability to find gratitude and positivitity in adverse situations, and is also a reference to the sun kissed underbelly of the Banksia leaves featured in the still life set up. I am drawn to simple found objects like glass jars, and the botanical specimens growing in the streets and back alleys around my neighbourhood in Sydney’s Inner West.