Near and Far IV web.jpg
Near and Far IV web.jpg

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

$660.00

This alla prima landscape painting is part of the Near and Far series, which explores atmosphere, immediacy, and expressive mark-making within the landscape.

The vertical composition emphasises the rising forms of the cliffs and trees, while broad brushwork and bold tonal contrasts evoke the weight and presence of the landscape against the luminous sky. Painted wet-on-wet in a single sitting, the work retains an immediacy and fluidity that reflects direct engagement with the changing light and atmosphere of the mountains.

Medium: Oil paint on plywood panel, ready to hang
Location: Blackheath, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Subject: Cliffs and treetops in morning light
Colour palette: Cadmium orange, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, white, burnt umber

This alla prima landscape painting is part of the Near and Far series, which explores atmosphere, immediacy, and expressive mark-making within the landscape.

The vertical composition emphasises the rising forms of the cliffs and trees, while broad brushwork and bold tonal contrasts evoke the weight and presence of the landscape against the luminous sky. Painted wet-on-wet in a single sitting, the work retains an immediacy and fluidity that reflects direct engagement with the changing light and atmosphere of the mountains.

Medium: Oil paint on plywood panel, ready to hang
Location: Blackheath, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Subject: Cliffs and treetops in morning light
Colour palette: Cadmium orange, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, white, 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.