Ondine I, after Ravel, 2024, oil on board, 22 x 30 cm

$1,200.00

This work forms part of an ongoing investigation into painting in dialogue with musical structure. Referencing Ondine by Maurice Ravel, the painting engages with the fluid, unstable qualities of the composition—where surface, reflection and depth are continuously in flux.

The image is structured around water as both a reflective and destabilising field. Sky and atmosphere are doubled and reconfigured across the surface, creating an ambiguous spatial condition where depth is suggested but never fixed. The horizon dissolves into the surrounding field, allowing the painting to operate between surface and immersion.

Executed alla prima, the work retains immediacy and responsiveness. Wet-on-wet handling enables forms to shift and merge, with gestural marks accumulating in a way that parallels the layered, unfolding structure of the musical source.

Rather than illustrating the narrative associated with Ondine, the painting translates its underlying conditions—fluidity, tension and instability—into a visual language shaped by perception, movement and material process.

Medium: Oil paint on plywood panel, framed in Italian timber
Subject: Reflected sky and cloud formations across a water surface
Colour palette: Indigo blue, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, umber, grey, black

This work forms part of an ongoing investigation into painting in dialogue with musical structure. Referencing Ondine by Maurice Ravel, the painting engages with the fluid, unstable qualities of the composition—where surface, reflection and depth are continuously in flux.

The image is structured around water as both a reflective and destabilising field. Sky and atmosphere are doubled and reconfigured across the surface, creating an ambiguous spatial condition where depth is suggested but never fixed. The horizon dissolves into the surrounding field, allowing the painting to operate between surface and immersion.

Executed alla prima, the work retains immediacy and responsiveness. Wet-on-wet handling enables forms to shift and merge, with gestural marks accumulating in a way that parallels the layered, unfolding structure of the musical source.

Rather than illustrating the narrative associated with Ondine, the painting translates its underlying conditions—fluidity, tension and instability—into a visual language shaped by perception, movement and material process.

Medium: Oil paint on plywood panel, framed in Italian timber
Subject: Reflected sky and cloud formations across a water surface
Colour palette: Indigo blue, burnt sienna, yellow ochre, umber, grey, black

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

  • Professional artist-quality plywood board

  • Framed in Brown-black Italian timber

Painting Dimensions: 22 cm (h) x 30 cm (w) x 3 cm (d)

How to Hang Your Painting:
According to Australian gallery standards, artwork should be hung so the centre of the piece sits approximately 155 cm from the floor. Adjustments can be made based on ceiling height, surrounding furniture and artworks. To preserve its condition, avoid placing oil paintings in direct sunlight, as UV exposure may cause fading or discolouration.

Framing Details:
This original oil painting is currently framed in Brown-black Italian timber. It is fitted with professional D-hooks and wire for immediate hanging. Alternate custom framing can be arranged upon request.