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28.5cms W x 23cms H x 4cm D

Acrylic palette knife on board

Painted 2022, in Iron Knob, on South Australia's Eyre Peninsula.

Painting with the palette knife is an exciting and liberating undertaking, in my art practice. It allows me to swiftly apply the paint to a scaffolded sketch such as in this scene and the freedom of expressive mark making as I build the scene before  a notch of blending to create the cohesive painting.

My painting 'Flinders Ranges' was inspired by the process perfected by maestro of the palette knife, Australian landscape artist, Richard Musgrave - Evans. '

My very first full palette knife painting. I adore the colours of South Australia, especially of Vulkathuna country, home of the Adnyamathanha people. Adnyamathanha means 'Rock people', according to one account, this name relates to the striking rock formations in and around the Vulkathunha, colonially known as The Flinders/Gammon Ranges.

The ranges here take on an unmistakable blue, purple velvety cloak, especially in slanted late afternoon and early morning sun. This is when the colours come out dancing, aquas and mauves bouncing off rocky gorges aglow beneath the brilliantly lit 'big sky' and expansive ochre dunes. I recall indicating to a local the aqua halo ridging the Flinders Ranges as I was photographing a scene in preparation to paint what became my 'Quondon Sunset. He couldn't see it at first however when he did he was so excited. Made me think how sometimes when we keep looking at what is in front of us then turn away and look again, we can see differently. Not just in art but in life too. The scene depicted in 'Flinders Ranges' is from a place I believe may also be known as Wilpenna Pound. A favourite amongst landscape artists of the area. I was located not far from there when I painted 'Flinders Ranges'.

I was experiencing the many unique colours, people describe as being created from the clean dry air of the arid country. Bringing an intense clarity and colour, even to hllls miles in the distance. Something I have been captivated by and captured photographically, to reference and paint my second South Australian landscape,  'Quondong Sunset'.

Other works from my South Australia visit in my collection are -'Quondong Sunset-study' and 'By The Creek'.