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Ceramics – 2024

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In Semester 1 I have been continuing to explore foundational techniques such as coil building, slab building and hollow forms as well as slip casting. My work is about the human condition and a quest for equilibrium, represented in tensions between elements such as texture, form and colour. Clockwise from left: Comfort Zone (2024), Internal […]

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Painting – 2024

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In Semester 1 I have been working in oils, using techniques such as Grisaille and Alla Prima painting in live figure painting, disrupted realism, and portraiture. A major influence on my recent paintings has been the work of Australian artist Elisabeth Cummings. Cummings predominantly paints abstracted landscapes in vibrant colour harmonies, and I have been […]

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