“Burri” holds a sense of community and family for the coastal environment at Guerilla Bay on the South Coast of New South Wales. It’s a name used by the families who holiday on these cherished blocks of land close to ocean breezes.

Burri is a place that tugs at the heartstrings. A place to return year upon year to let the soft scented salt breezes cover the fabric of daily life. A place to keep the doors and windows wide open to the changing sounds of the surf breaking on the ancient volcanic rocks. And to let the tides work their magic by changing the shape of the beach with each season.

In capturing a sense of family times at Burri, this artwork is framed by a balcony and binoculars ready for members of the family to appreciate the changing vista caused by the tides. The last time the family holidayed, the beach had been swept away. Only trees and water were visible from the balcony.

And now in this painting titled “Burri”, we see a family walking along a high sand dune while their dog spotting a seagull – is on the chase. Slowly the beach dune is being eroded away once more. But for now the balcony provides a holiday memory, a glimpse of the land meeting the sea on the sands of Guerrilla Bay.