Original painting
Acrylic, earth pigments, and stitching on canvas
Size 101 x 101 cm
Year 2025, Tasmania
Artist Statement
This painting was created during my residency in Queenstown, Tasmania, and forms part of the series The Mountains Never Sleep. While living and working in this landscape, I spent extended periods observing the geological processes embedded in the mountains surrounding the town, particularly the remnants of old mining sites near Mt. Owen. These scarred surfaces, exposed layers, and weathered textures reveal a slow, ongoing dialogue between time, extraction, erosion, and regeneration.
The work reflects my fascination with the mountains as ancient, active bodies—never truly still, despite their apparent immobility. I was drawn to mineral stains, fractured rock faces, and sedimentary layers shaped by both natural forces and human intervention. These observations informed my use of texture, mark-making, and earth-based color.
This painting seeks to hold the presence of the Tasmanian landscape as something lived and observed over time, where history, material, and geology converge, and where the mountains continue their quiet, enduring transformation.
