Viewpoints: Wollemi National Park  I 14 May-2 July 2022  I  Muswellbrook Regional Arts Centre + Singleton Art and Cultural Centre I  NSW
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The Unique Landscape (series)

While travelling through the Upper Hunter Valley, as a part of my Wollemi Residency, I was surprised by the unexpected landscape. It seemed to consist
of two different, and somewhat incongruous, aspects – one so old and natural, and one more recent as a result of mining, but both peculiar to the area.

I found myself wanting to ‘document’ the uniqueness of the hills and escarpments within the Wollemi National Park, particularly as the formations were so unusual, their features rounded like the backdrop to ‘animated’ film. I found I needed to record the likeness as well as capturing the energy of the environment. Weirdly, the lines between natural and man-made seemed blurred and it was hard to discern between them. The drive back from the Wollemi National Park was just as intriguing, I wanted to paint the neat houses along the route surrounding the wilderness, which were another incongruity.

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