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Large landscape of lagoon reeds and reflected sky and clouds above a dining room table and chairs
Reeds in water and reflections of the reeds and sky in this large Australian landscape painting
Sitting room with large Australian landscape painting of a lagoon with reeds and reflections
Falling+Upwards+III%2C+Oil+on+canvas%2C+122+x+91.5+cm+small.jpg
Large landscape of lagoon reeds and reflected sky and clouds above a dining room table and chairs
Reeds in water and reflections of the reeds and sky in this large Australian landscape painting
Sitting room with large Australian landscape painting of a lagoon with reeds and reflections

Falling Upwards III, 2025, oil on canvas, 122 x 91.5 cm

$4,700.00

Falling Upwards III is part of the ongoing Falling Upwards series, which explores spatial indeterminacy through painting as a way of engaging with states of uncertainty and transition. The work considers how perception shifts when spatial and directional cues become unstable, and how meaning can be constructed through such conditions.

Developed through layered oil paint application, the work focuses on surface, tonal variation, and the accumulation of gesture. These material processes shape a composition that moves between definition and dissolution, where forms are continually reconfigured through paint.

The painting draws on the landscape of Glenbrook Lagoon in the Blue Mountains, where reeds and reflective water surfaces provide a structural reference for exploring light, depth, and spatial ambiguity.

Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas
Location: Glenbrook Lagoon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Subject: Reeds and water reflections
Colour palette: Ultramarine, indigo, phthalo blue, cobalt, white, grey, burnt umber, sap green

Falling Upwards III is part of the ongoing Falling Upwards series, which explores spatial indeterminacy through painting as a way of engaging with states of uncertainty and transition. The work considers how perception shifts when spatial and directional cues become unstable, and how meaning can be constructed through such conditions.

Developed through layered oil paint application, the work focuses on surface, tonal variation, and the accumulation of gesture. These material processes shape a composition that moves between definition and dissolution, where forms are continually reconfigured through paint.

The painting draws on the landscape of Glenbrook Lagoon in the Blue Mountains, where reeds and reflective water surfaces provide a structural reference for exploring light, depth, and spatial ambiguity.

Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas
Location: Glenbrook Lagoon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Subject: Reeds and water reflections
Colour palette: Ultramarine, indigo, phthalo blue, cobalt, white, grey, burnt umber, sap green

Artwork Specifications

Certification:
This artwork is an original contemporary Australian landscape painting, signed and dated on the back by the artist.

Art Gallery Quality Premium Materials:

  • Art Spectrum and Windsor & Newton oil paints applied over a Matisse Acrylic Gesso

  • 12 oz Cotton Canvas

  • Art Spectrum Heavy Duty Stretcher Bars with cross bracing

Painting Dimensions:
122 cm (h) x 91.5 cm (w) x 4 cm (d)

How to Install or Hang Your Painting:
This large painting can be hung in most rooms, above furniture or on an open wall, such as in an entryway. As it has areas of both intense and muted colour, it suits a well-lit space in either a traditional or modern home, so that all the subtleties in colour can be appreciated.

The Australian gallery standard recommends hanging a painting so that the mid-point of the artwork (height) is approximately 155 cm from the floor. This may vary depending on ceiling height, interior furniture, or whether it is a space where people will be sitting or standing, such as a living room or dining room. It is advisable to avoid hanging oil paintings in direct sunlight, as UV can damage the pigment, resulting in discolouration.

Framing:
An original oil painting on stretched canvas of this size and in a contemporary style is often left unframed when installed in art galleries, public or private collections. This work is currently unframed; however, framing can be arranged by agreement. The artwork is ready to hang on Australian gallery standard D-hooks and wire.