Cabbage Tree Palm Moment I

Found in and around swamplands close to the sea, the cabbage tree palm creates a bold silhouette within the landscape. Found in coastal areas from Queensland to Victoria this iconic palm features fanlike fronds up to two meters in length.

The moody palette used for ‘Cabbage Tree Palm Moment I’ and its sister piece, ‘Cabbage Tree Palm Moment II’ is drawn from the shadowy bushland understory where Jacky found this particular palm. When hung with other works from the Coastal Noir collection a sense of depth and contemplation is created within the space.

This original artwork comes framed in matte black float frame.

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Smith & Brooks is a collaboration between friends and artists, Kerrin Smith and Jacky Brooks.

‘As lovers of art, lovers of painting, lovers of printing, lovers of canvas, lovers of fine art paper we just needed to create. The feeling of filling a space with a beautiful image is something that drives us both. We collaborate on our colour palettes, themes and compositions. We work out our subject matter based on how it will translate to different mediums. Our works are then created by hand with acrylic paints, brushes and other mixed media.’

Kerrin and Jacky share very similar career backgrounds, having both worked in the videography and photographic industries, as fine art printers and as photo and video editors. Kerrin has a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Jacky has a Bachelor of Digital Arts, which creates a wonderful ‘opposites attract’ dynamic in their work. They both reside on properties in the city/country fringe of Brisbane and draw a lot of their inspiration from their own bushland backyards.