Iconic Landscapes 2005-2009
Creeks and their surrounding areas in Melbourne are the inspiration for this Iconic Landscape painting series. Trees in particular move me. I imagine them as a kind of connective tissue that binds and transforms all of nature's elements. They are the central axis around which everything else is aligned to, hence the emphasis on the vertical. The predominant vertical orientation in these paintings is also related to a desire to express the sacredness of the landscape. You’re forced to look upwards mainly- rather than into.
Other themes in these paintings are the duality of nature, the balance between the masculine and the feminine and the idea of the boundary which is constantly shifting, breaking down and re-forming.