Acrylic on stretched canvas, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

The Australian Outback light is intense, full of colour and heat. Paint thickens as the asphalt heats, becoming sticky and viscous. This light is tempered with dusk, changing the palette. In this rugged, timeless land, life abounds despite this harshness: quirky, intrusive, claiming its ownership.

I am concerned with mark-making, to capture the feeling of a surface, which may contrast with the surrounding textures. I use a variety of tools to scrape and work with the paint to build up a textured surface in areas, and in other spaces the work is sparse, conveying the smoothness of water and reflections.