Nature Leaves her mark

This artwork was inspired by a photo reference taken during a trip up through Hay, NSW in 2023 when the Murrumbidgee River was receding from significant flooding. It was quite confronting to see the levels the river had risen to in such a flat area. Trees were flattened and the area we stood was thick with mud and debris. Yet I couldn't help but notice the beautiful and delicate lines marked on the tree, almost as if someone had come along with a chalk line, monitoring the event.
In Australia, extreme conditions and natural disasters such as fire, flood, drought and storm damage are familiar and regular occurrences - that I'm thankful I've never seriously encountered! These delicate marks gave me a sense of the fragile and personal nature of disaster situations - and that despite the devastating impact on community and nature, we as a society, like nature - ultimately mark the event and start all over again.

A beautiful, warm earthy painting to bring the spirit of nature into your space.

This painting is framed in a beautiful deep brown natural oak frame, picking up the tones in the artwork.
it is ready to hang. 54cm x 64cm x 5.5cm

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Oil painter Jackie Moss is inspired by capturing and connecting others with 'Extraordinary' perspectives of ordinary moments - Drawing attention to the beauty she sees in the world.
Finding herself absorbed in something as simple as the fleeting shift between light and shadow or the graceful gesture of a leaf; She captures a unique perspective of her surroundings which resonates with others. Inspired by surprising 'joys' observed within her interior and exterior worlds.

Jackie feels deeply gratified when others respond to these smaller and unnoticed perspectives within her work, providing her with the motivation to paint a diverse range of subject matter ranging from still life, geology, nature and botanical themes observed within her suburban and coastal environments.

Forever engaged by the unique structures and colours of our Australian flora species, Jackie intuitively explores themes of nature and solitude through her personal photography which, along with her love of travel, often become reference and inspiration for her work.

Jackie finds painting in oils allows the time she takes to infuse her art with the colours, textures subtle details and she has been drawn to and inspired by.

A recent series of work explored the Nylex clock and silos - an iconic Melbourne landmark located in her neighbourhood, a series not typical of her genre but which evolved during the Covid 19 Pandemic whilst spending prolonged time ‘locked-down’ at home with the clock and silos in direct view.

Jackie undertook formal art studies as a mature aged student complimenting her previous employment in visual merchandising and Graphic design.
Until the Pandemic in 2020 she also created and presented art workshops for primary school aged children.
As a freelance designer and illustrator her work included logo design, textile designs, placement prints and branding concepts for company mascots.
She has also illustrated many books for children - most recently 'Our Dad is Fun!' 2024.

Jackie enjoys sharing her creative time between inner city Melbourne and Inverloch, a seaside town on the Bass coast of Victoria