Hello there, sorry if you are confused by this gallery. Yes, you may have seen these images elsewhere on this site.
But this gallery is an online version of images on display at Ku-ring-gai Library in Gordon until March. several other images will be added over the next couple days until the entire exhibition is online. Please enjoy.
SHORT LIFE MUCH TO SEE
Original Landscape Paintings
David Hutchins – Lives in Ku-ring-gai with his wife and two boys. He has been painting for more than 15 years and enjoys
exploring the many contrasts in the Australian landscape. These contrasts resonate through his work, reminding us of the stark beauty,strength and colour of our amazing country.
One Tree Hill– Inspired by a painting trip into South West Queensland, which for so long had been in drought, this painting is about space and isolation working a tenacious, yet enduring balance. Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas. 495 X645mm $1250
Rising Waters- Using strong textures to convey the movement and drama of a river’s rising waters, this painting captures the flood’s persistent strength as rises through the bush. Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas. 470 x 530mm $1250
Boat with Broken Sky– Skeletal trees, an isolated water hole, and an empty boat combine in a stormy eerie pre-dawn. Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas. 545 X 800mm $1250
Big Red -This painting conveys some of the majesty of Australia’s outback. Big distances, huge expanses of powerful geological forms can
often humble the diminutive viewer. Acrylic on Canvas. 1110 x 810mm $2200
Drought Family – Our landscapes are often imbued with beautiful colour and tones, but within these societal undercurrents, triumphs and
struggles are ever present. Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas. 495 X 650mm $1250
The Explorers – Inspired by the journals of early explorers, this painting considers their and our journeys, challenges, goals, hardships
and triumphs. Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas. 440 X 340mm. $550
Rock Pool – Pools of water, surrounded by rocky sentinels, some resembling faces of those long past. Ink and Acrylic on Paper. 625 x 505mm $650
Coast Mist – From a boat looking towards shore, a faint mist, diffuses the colours and forms, but can’t disguise the grandeur.
Acrylic on Paper 625 X 805mm $750
Boat and Candy Coast – Whimsical colours and a bird’s eye view of a tropical coast, and a restful sail boat, almost in the air,
tropical space is different space. Acrylic on Paper 625 x805 $750
Rocktropolis – Rock forms stand over forest with what seem to be innate life forms, almost ready to transform. Ink and Acrylic on
Paper 525 X 805mm $750
Big Sky – Venturing into the outback can underscore our diminutive relativity whilst at the same time causing us to reflect on who we are and
where we are going Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas 545 X 645mm $1250
Rocktropolis Beach – Everyone loves discovering new beaches, full of promise and mystery. Ink and Acrylic on paper 505 X 625mm $650
Big Dry – A sheep station in western Qld inspired this work showing the crackling yellows and silvery carcasses of once mighty trees.
Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas 650 X 650mm $1250
Bunginderry Waterhole – Painted on a trip to a QLD cattle station, this colourful spot above a dry waterhole had many interests.
Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas 340 X 945mm $550
Mother Ocean – As snow thaws, and streams become rivers, and rivers become oceans, life renews Acrylic and Mixed Pigments on Canvas 520 X 620mm $1250
Wetlands – When the rains fall and waters a plenty, the land quickly surrenders 405 x 480 Acrylic on Canvas $550
