Oil on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

The story of this painting is centered around my personal and visual experience of the unforgettable summer of 2019/2020. The threat of bushfires loomed large over the already drought-stricken land, the sky was heavy and alien, full of ash and smoke, roads closed, causing isolation and uncertainty.
The focus of my landscapes is the Batemans Bay area of the NSW South Coast and my translation of the visual images of the firestorms that ravaged the area, particularly as it is a much loved holiday destination as well as home to family. The jarring combination of apocalyptic smoke and storm clouds with the innocent play and inquiry of children in these paintings, encourages the viewer to pause and consider the fragility and resilience of humanity in the path of the destructive and ruthless forces of nature. This paintings has been influenced by the works of Rick Amor and Caspar David Friedrich .

Singing the Sky was a finalist in the 2022 Fisher's Ghost Art Award.

This painting is ready to hang and comes with a certificate of authenticity