22/04/2026
I think these works are some of my most unique paintings.
They form a part of my Desert to Dunes exhibition that I think of as the most conceptually ambitious work I have made. Four geological paintings — Unconformity, Intertidal, Ebb and Flow and As the Tide Turned — that treat rock not as scenery but as subject. Ancient, specific, painted with materials and processes that mirror the geology itself.
'Unconformity' takes its title from a geological term — the boundary between rock formations of vastly different ages, a place where you are literally looking at missing time.
Intertidal explores the rounded, luminous forms of coastal stones at the waterline, rendered in a palette of mauves, pinks and ochres that is unlike anything else in the show.
Ebb and Flow and As the Tide Turned push toward near abstraction — single boulder forms given the entire focus, colour and surface doing the work that description would diminish. Inspired by the Bay of Fires region in Tasmania, these works combine collage and mixed media on cradled wooden panels.
These four works are the most distinctive works in the exhibition, - If you loved exploring rock pools as a child you'll love these.
We're open Wednesday to Sunday 10 - 6 (10 - 8 on Fri and Sat)
Desert to Dunes, Mezzanine 55, Kent Town, until 26 April.
