Hang In There
A more simplistic silhouette study, enhancing the sunset sky with white and raw sienna colours. The sunlight catches on parts of Christ to highlight his figure.
Subject Matter landscape
Creator of All
Another contoured painting with the copper paint to create the highlights of the hills. The poem around the outside adds insight into the creator. “Bring forward the leader; king; creator of all. River wade falling through rocks alone. Water and…
Christ’s Sake
Another crucifixion scene highlighting the robber on the cross next to Christ. Many hand studies and drawings were created in the process of creating this. This is my first attempts at creating a semi realistic or detailed painting.
Arrival
I have always loved the idea of panorama, especially long, thin canvases with stretching landscapes. For this one, I also wanted to experiment with the arrangement of both pieces, where it can be displayed next to each other either way…
Another Day Dawns
A simplified landscape which utilised a copper paint. I was inspired by the topographical maps which use contour lines to identify the mountains and valleys. I decided to use this idea to draw the landscape and it’s details. I have…
This Time Around
This is a sky study based off a photograph I took of a particularly stunning sunset. Working with a range of different tonal studies and layering was a challenge. I am particularly fond of the subtle flare on the hills…
South of Pencarrow
Taking a familiar and favourite landscape of the Pencarrow heads, I experimented with creating artwork using a limited colour palette. This dramatically changed how I viewed landscapes, and in particular, creating skies. It was also around here that I began…
Outside Jerusalem
Following my Christian faith, I decided to depict a landscape scene from my imagination of what it might look like outside of Jerusalem.
Hell’s Heaven
This work is one of my first large paintings on unstretched calico. It depicts the vision of hell with a little slice of heaven in it. The green tree is a symbol of hope in an otherwise vast and destroyed…
Fence Post
This piece continues the landscape studies of McCahon in my collection. It is a tall, skinny mural that towers above the viewer, over two metres tall. The foreground is solidified with a fence that divides the viewer from the hills.…