From the studio

The artwork “This big land” has been completed this week, and I’m pleased with the final result. It was an evolving work comprising many layers, and I continued with it for more than a month till I was satisfied the painting was resolved. The inspiration for its’ creation is a combination of experience and memory of various diverse Australian landscapes: Central Australian desert, rural drought, pink mists and sunsets. These things coalesce into a work which is about the spirit of the land, and its’ vast ancient presence beyond the narrow coastal strip. A great beauty is found in that expansive harshness, both unsettling yet alluring at the same time. The land speaks of a timeless presence stretching back to ancient roots and beginnings, and I’m grateful for being part of this powerful place.

This artwork is acrylic paint on stretched canvas. Please enjoy “This big land”.

This big land 76x76cm

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beautiful! I love the way you write about this painting and your others, what inspires you, what you are trying to pull together. There is something infinitely alluring about the subtle colors of stark desert landscapes. You’ve captured so much of that here.

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susanlhamo on November 13, 2018 at 5:29 pm said:

Thanks so much Deborah. I’m very happy you appreciate my writing and what I’m about. And you’re right about desert landscapes…the colours are very different and subtle.

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