pastel, hahnemuhle paper – 76xx57cm – 1999

Three vertical lines fall from above, suspended in timeless space. The central line creating a frisson as it intersects the glowing horizon. Using an eraser, I pulled back the colour from the surface of the paper, entering deeper into the skin of the substrate. There is a tension between the hard edge of the lines and the softer fields of the glowing colour.

pastel, hahnemuhle paper-1í2x76cm – 2001

I am fascinated with light and colour, inner glowing illumination and vibrating hues. I love the drama created by the intersection and convergence of these elements. Through the hand layering of the pigment onto the paper, a surface gradually forms. A surface that simultaneously materialises and dissolves. A surface which challenges and invites the viewer t enter a space that is both other and yeet somehow familiar.

pastel-hahnemuhle paper-110x80cm-2001

There is a sense of lightness of being as the two curved forms float in the background of an infinite space. Only a small section is revealed, suggesting something much larger and monumental. Evoking boundaries and openings, containment and enclosure. The image is an invitation for contemplation and a surrender to experience and feel into the forms

I’m happy to participate in this group show at West End Art Space in Melbourne. These are earlier pieces, when I was exploring the nuances of working with black and white, with acrylic on paper and canvas. Hope you can make it to the show.