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This body of work had its origins during the creation of my first show with Australian Galleries in 2019. The essential ideas were painted in long format watercolours, the images primarily of the landscape in the Southern Highlands. At the time my wife Juliette and I made frequent visits to Bowral. The images, that came from dozens of photos, were trying to weave the light and atmosphere of what I photographed.
An unforeseen situation occurred preventing us from making our regular visits there and gradually I began investigating the landscape and terrain close to where we live, during our walks in Garigal National Park. In saying that, the most important element in the making of this body of paintings is Juliette. For me it is about our journey together. She is my muse, my sound board, and if beauty exists within the work it comes from her love.
In these works I use egg tempera medium on square panels. I varnish the finished work to protect the surface. The history of egg tempera stretches back to the first few centuries A.D. long before oil painting. It was the primary medium of early Christian icon painting. Where in time oils can fade, tempera seems to get richer and more luminous
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