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Near and Far I, 2025, oil on board, 30 x 15 cm

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This alla prima landscape painting is part of the Near and Far series, which explores the immediacy and expressiveness of mark-making in landscape painting. Painted on location in the Blue Mountains, it captures the dynamic shifts in light and colour at evening’s end, highlighting the dramatic movement of clouds.

The bold brushwork and vibrant palette create a sense of urgency, while the tonal contrast between the dark horizon and the shifting clouds reflects the ever-changing nature of the sky. The work is a study in capturing fleeting moments of atmospheric transformation and the tension between space and light.

The energetic brushstrokes and palette of pthalo blue, indigo, pink, sienna, and burnt umber build up the scene, offering an immediate response to the moment. This painting reflects the physical and perceptual experience of being in nature, emphasizing direct engagement with the landscape.

Medium: Oil paint on plywood panel
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Subject: Dramatic clouds over Australian bush at dusk
Colour palette: Pthalo blue, indigo, pink, sienna, burnt umber

This alla prima landscape painting is part of the Near and Far series, which explores the immediacy and expressiveness of mark-making in landscape painting. Painted on location in the Blue Mountains, it captures the dynamic shifts in light and colour at evening’s end, highlighting the dramatic movement of clouds.

The bold brushwork and vibrant palette create a sense of urgency, while the tonal contrast between the dark horizon and the shifting clouds reflects the ever-changing nature of the sky. The work is a study in capturing fleeting moments of atmospheric transformation and the tension between space and light.

The energetic brushstrokes and palette of pthalo blue, indigo, pink, sienna, and burnt umber build up the scene, offering an immediate response to the moment. This painting reflects the physical and perceptual experience of being in nature, emphasizing direct engagement with the landscape.

Medium: Oil paint on plywood panel
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Subject: Dramatic clouds over Australian bush at dusk
Colour palette: Pthalo blue, indigo, pink, sienna, burnt umber

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

  • Plywood artist’s painting panel

Painting Dimensions:
30 cm (h) x 15 cm (w) x 1 cm (d)

How to Install or Hang Your Painting:
This painting can be hung in most rooms, above furniture or on a smaller wall area, such as in a corridor. 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 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.