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

$4,700.00

Falling Upwards IV is part of the Falling Upwards series, which investigates spatial indeterminacy through layered mark-making and tonal shifts. The work focuses on the tension between movement and stasis, where compositional elements create a sense of ambiguity and transformation.

Executed in oil on stretched canvas, this painting draws attention to the interplay of light, texture, and space, offering a contemplative environment for the viewer. The dynamic composition evokes the fragile boundary between ascent and descent, where the act of falling becomes a precursor to renewal and change.

The work is constructed through intricate brushstrokes and tonal nuance, inviting exploration of both surface and depth. The use of colour and texture in the depiction of reeds along Glenbrook Lagoon captures the reflective quality of the water and sky, grounding the piece in the natural landscape.

Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang
Location: Glenbrook Lagoon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Genre: Contemporary Australian Landscape
Style: Semi-realistic, with Romantic influences
Subject: Reeds along the shore with sky reflections
Colour Scheme: Blue (Ultramarine, Indigo, Pthalo, Windsor, Cobalt), White, Grey, Burnt Umber, Sap Green

Falling Upwards IV is part of the Falling Upwards series, which investigates spatial indeterminacy through layered mark-making and tonal shifts. The work focuses on the tension between movement and stasis, where compositional elements create a sense of ambiguity and transformation.

Executed in oil on stretched canvas, this painting draws attention to the interplay of light, texture, and space, offering a contemplative environment for the viewer. The dynamic composition evokes the fragile boundary between ascent and descent, where the act of falling becomes a precursor to renewal and change.

The work is constructed through intricate brushstrokes and tonal nuance, inviting exploration of both surface and depth. The use of colour and texture in the depiction of reeds along Glenbrook Lagoon captures the reflective quality of the water and sky, grounding the piece in the natural landscape.

Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang
Location: Glenbrook Lagoon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Genre: Contemporary Australian Landscape
Style: Semi-realistic, with Romantic influences
Subject: Reeds along the shore with sky reflections
Colour Scheme: Blue (Ultramarine, Indigo, Pthalo, Windsor, 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.