Sue was inspired to paint these trees after seeing the dramatic shapes of bare tree branches against a very blue sky.
Sue painted this decorative scene of twisted bare trees on three coloured panels of acrylic colour βturquoise green, purple and yellow/orange. She drew the shapes of the trees on paper and copied the same shape onto each of the three coloured panels. Where the colour panels meet she drew a pair of tree shapes to cover over both the joins of colour. The sides of the painting are parts of the latter shape.
The panels graduate from being a light base to a darker sky and largely the colours used on the trees are opposite colours to those of their background adding a sense of drama and impact. This painting would brighten any wall space.
Nocturnal Twists
Ready to hang
Artwork Details
- Medium
- Acrylic, Ready to hang
- Dimensions
- 48in (W) x 20.1in (H) x 1.6in (D)
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Artwork Description
Artist Bio
Sue was brought up in Central Africa and spent her formative years moving from one small mining town to another with her family. Both parents were creative and her mother was a botanical artist. Sue was encouraged to amuse herself with few material possessions. She developed a deep love of nature and the surrounding bush with its diversity of flora and fauna.
Many years later Sue emigrated to Perth with her young family and as soon as her children were established at primary school, she began to attend part time art classes at TAFE and the Claremont College of Art.
A decade later and following another shift, this time to Adelaide, she became a volunteer art guide at the South Australia Art Gallery, which reinforced her love of history and art.
In the past decade, and following a further move to Brisbane, Sue has intermittedly attended short courses in various mediums of art and has attended Don Waters weekly demonstration sessions at Beenleigh.
Sue mainly works in acrylics but dabbles in oils and mixed media. She is Brisbane-based and a member of RQAS. Her paintings are based in reality but she likes to look for the humour in everyday life.