Looking Glass, 2022, oil on canvas, 116 x 89 cm
‘Looking Glass’ is a mysterious, mystical painting that seems to invite you in, while simultaneously the dark trees act as a visual and metaphorical barrier to the lagoon and sky beyond. The still water perfectly reflects the billowing clouds, reedy banks and foliage, intensifying the sense of ambiguity and presence in the image.
A contemporary Australian landscape painting featuring Glenbrook Lagoon, near my home in the Blue Mountains, this artwork speaks of my soul connection with nature and that location in particular. For many years, I have been drawn to the lagoon, experiencing it as a ‘thin place’ to connect spiritually. When I made this painting, the world and my reality had been flipped upside-down, and I felt disoriented and alone. I sought to capture this state of mind in this painting.
Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang
Location featured in the Painting: Glenbrook Lagoon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Genre: Contemporary Australian Landscape Art, Spiritual Landscape Painting
Style: This landscape painting appears to employ a realistic style, however, it is imbued with spiritual and emotive meaning and stories, making it characteristic of the Romantic style of landscape painting.
Subject: Reflections in a Lagoon of Trees, Clouds and the Sky
Colour Scheme: White, Blue (ultramarine, indigo, pthalo), Yellow-green, Burnt Umber and Black
Features: Dark casuarina trees in the bush around Glenbrook Lagoon seem to block the viewer’s access to the water and space beyond. The mirror image reflections of the sky, tree trunks and foliage mean this landscape painting can evoke disorientation in the viewer, as the painting can almost be flipped upside-down. In this way, the painting is imbued with deep spiritual and emotive meaning and suggests a profound connection with place and nature.
Contact Corinne to arrange to view this painting in your home ph 0432 922 653
‘Looking Glass’ is a mysterious, mystical painting that seems to invite you in, while simultaneously the dark trees act as a visual and metaphorical barrier to the lagoon and sky beyond. The still water perfectly reflects the billowing clouds, reedy banks and foliage, intensifying the sense of ambiguity and presence in the image.
A contemporary Australian landscape painting featuring Glenbrook Lagoon, near my home in the Blue Mountains, this artwork speaks of my soul connection with nature and that location in particular. For many years, I have been drawn to the lagoon, experiencing it as a ‘thin place’ to connect spiritually. When I made this painting, the world and my reality had been flipped upside-down, and I felt disoriented and alone. I sought to capture this state of mind in this painting.
Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang
Location featured in the Painting: Glenbrook Lagoon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Genre: Contemporary Australian Landscape Art, Spiritual Landscape Painting
Style: This landscape painting appears to employ a realistic style, however, it is imbued with spiritual and emotive meaning and stories, making it characteristic of the Romantic style of landscape painting.
Subject: Reflections in a Lagoon of Trees, Clouds and the Sky
Colour Scheme: White, Blue (ultramarine, indigo, pthalo), Yellow-green, Burnt Umber and Black
Features: Dark casuarina trees in the bush around Glenbrook Lagoon seem to block the viewer’s access to the water and space beyond. The mirror image reflections of the sky, tree trunks and foliage mean this landscape painting can evoke disorientation in the viewer, as the painting can almost be flipped upside-down. In this way, the painting is imbued with deep spiritual and emotive meaning and suggests a profound connection with place and nature.
Contact Corinne to arrange to view this painting in your home ph 0432 922 653
‘Looking Glass’ is a mysterious, mystical painting that seems to invite you in, while simultaneously the dark trees act as a visual and metaphorical barrier to the lagoon and sky beyond. The still water perfectly reflects the billowing clouds, reedy banks and foliage, intensifying the sense of ambiguity and presence in the image.
A contemporary Australian landscape painting featuring Glenbrook Lagoon, near my home in the Blue Mountains, this artwork speaks of my soul connection with nature and that location in particular. For many years, I have been drawn to the lagoon, experiencing it as a ‘thin place’ to connect spiritually. When I made this painting, the world and my reality had been flipped upside-down, and I felt disoriented and alone. I sought to capture this state of mind in this painting.
Medium: Oil paint on stretched canvas, ready to hang
Location featured in the Painting: Glenbrook Lagoon, Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Genre: Contemporary Australian Landscape Art, Spiritual Landscape Painting
Style: This landscape painting appears to employ a realistic style, however, it is imbued with spiritual and emotive meaning and stories, making it characteristic of the Romantic style of landscape painting.
Subject: Reflections in a Lagoon of Trees, Clouds and the Sky
Colour Scheme: White, Blue (ultramarine, indigo, pthalo), Yellow-green, Burnt Umber and Black
Features: Dark casuarina trees in the bush around Glenbrook Lagoon seem to block the viewer’s access to the water and space beyond. The mirror image reflections of the sky, tree trunks and foliage mean this landscape painting can evoke disorientation in the viewer, as the painting can almost be flipped upside-down. In this way, the painting is imbued with deep spiritual and emotive meaning and suggests a profound connection with place and nature.
Contact Corinne to arrange to view this painting in your home ph 0432 922 653
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 Professional Stretcher Bars with cross bracing
Painting Dimensions: 116 cm (h) x 89 cm (w) x 3 cm (d)
How to Install or Hang Your Painting: This painting benefits from being viewed in good light so that the rich colour tones in the dark trees can be appreciated. While it is a contemporary painting, the style suits a range of homes, with either modern or traditional decor. Given the scale of the artwork, it can be hung above furniture or in a stairwell or hallway, where the painting can be viewed from a distance.
The gallery standard is to hang the painting so that the mid-point of the artwork (height) is approximately 155 cm from the floor. This may vary depending on the ceiling height, furniture in the room or whether it is a space where viewers will be sitting or standing. It is not recommended that oil paintings be hung in direct sunlight as the Australian UV damages the pigment of the paint.
Framing: An original oil on stretched canvas of this size and in a contemporary style is often left unframed when installed in modern homes or offices. This work is currently unframed, however, framing can be included by arrangement. It is ready to hang on Australian gallery standard d-hooks and wire.