“Dear Nanna”
Soft pastels on canvas
104.5cm x 155.5cm
Creating this piece was such a beautiful journey. I always anticipated the degree of difficulty that would arise when trying to capture a person that is particularly familiar to us. However, I significantly underestimated the responsibility I would subconsciously place on myself to ‘get it right’
Soon after beginning this portrait it became very apparent that this would be one portrait where I would need to just let go completely and place my trust in the subject rather than the process as this phenomenal lady’s presence was far more powerful than my artistry and did all the hard work for me.
“In Plain View”
Archibald Entry 2015
Soft pastels on canvas
124.5cm x 185cm
“Deception”
Mixed foundation of soft pastel and acrylics on canvas
124.5cm x 185cm
‘Deception’ is my shift from taking on the materialistic and technical difficulties that arise in an artwork, into the exploration of overcoming the emotional turmoil that an artwork can arouse.
“Those Eyes”
Soft Pastels on Canvas