Tangerine Mountain (2021), 139.7 x 139.7 / 55”x 55” acrylic on canvas, pencil, crayon, matte varnish. (Tasmanian Oak Frame)

Tangerine Mountain tells the story of my love of nature. I chose large canvases so I could experiment with more expansive movement, and a series to explore the relationships between some of my most inspiring milieus. The echoes between mountains, the symbiosis between ecosystems, the stillness between tides. I painted these simultaneously, and as I layered and blended, the colour palette washed me in feelings of courage and strength; I became a mirror for the awesome power of the natural world around us. I hope those undercurrents transcend the canvas to infuse you with these same emotions, because we all, and our surroundings, are truly connected.