‘AT_Salon 2’
Group exhibition at Anita Traverso Gallery, Melbourne, 2015
ARTIST STATEMENT
“These recent paintings have been a pleasure to create in our new studio.
The paintings are my interpretations and impressions of the local landscape around our home in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, Australia. Drawing inspiration from the land-forms I love, including the local mountains, ponds, wetlands and rook pools, they capture the changing light that delights my heart and ignites my passion for painting.
The titles follow my tradition of using excerpts from my private diaries, and reflect some of the inner dialogue I have in daily life.”
AVAILABLE WORK
"Andrew is out in the back yard..." was commissioned by Lendlease for their new Concavo Apartments in Docklands, Melbourne, while "I'm visualising where the new studio is going..." was acquired by Jupiters Hotel for their presidential suite on the Gold Coast.
A number of these paintings were acquired for corporate collections, and others have been purchased for a range of nationwide private collections.
To inquire about available work please contact: info@nicolanewman.com
"Andrew is out making a fence to keep Miss Lacey-Jane in the back-yard. It’s looking really good. We decided at the last minute to go with pickets instead of wire, and I’m so glad." Oil on linen, 100 x 210 cm
"I’m visualising where the new studio is going to go. Picturing how it will fit in amongst the landscape." Oil on linen, 76 x 152 cm
"Being gentle with myself today is paying off. I feel a space to write, for one, and a space to breathe, for another." Oil on linen, 60 x 60 cm
"The black and red spotted wren has come back and is sitting on a bare branch of the silky oak." Oil on linen, 60 x 90 cm
"I had a lovely, normal chat with her last week. I called while I was painting and it was so nice, just talking. Like old times again." Oil on linen, 61 x 152 cm
"It’s a stunning day. Just gorgeous." Oil on linen, 60 x 90 cm
"I love how the skies change at this time of year. The sun is so much lower, it casts a different glow." Oil on linen, 122 x 152 cm
"I love watching the geese waddle into the dam. It’s like living in a nursery rhyme." Oil on linen, 76 x 152 cm
"I'm grateful for the geese; the green grass growing; my bench seat." Oil on linen, 76 x 152 cm
"Later we’ll take Lacey Jane for a walk into town through the rainforest beside Obi Obi creek and keep our eyes peeled for platypus." Oil on linen, 100 x 210 cm
"The sun is coming out now. Warming my back. It was cold this morning." Oil on linen, 91 x 183 cm
"Mist floated above the ponds this morning. It delights me every time I’m awake early enough to see it." Oil on linen, 76 x 152 cm
"My home is looking good. It’s our home now. I’d like to hang the wedding photos tonight, and clean the floors." Oil on linen, 76 x 152 cm
"The jacarandas are in full bloom. I can see a thread of them over behind a row of dark green trees on my neighbour’s farm." Oil on linen, 60 x 60 cm
"Tomorrow, Andrew has cricket, if it’s not rained out, and I plan on spending the day in the studio painting." Oil on linen, 122 x 152 cm