Acrylic on Canvas with Copper Thread | Hand-Crafted Native Matai Frame with Copper Detail | 635 × 635× 45mm
There is a place on the farm that I noticed, that felt like it held old memories.
The place is down on the river where if you look up, it’s a long way up and if you look down to it, it’s a long way down. We have had picnics there, we have warmed our shivering bodies in the sun after a dip in the river, and have explored the river bed looking for rocky prizes.
This place felt like it needed to be painted.
I often walk the farm wondering what life would have been like for the early settling women here.
What did the bush look and sound like?
Who were their messenger companions?
What secrets did they keep?
I know the the rural, colonial woman had to be resilient, and brave, and constant. And they still do.
This painting is the first expression of many stories, feelings and memories I have around being a woman of the land - constant and devoted.
To finish this piece off, the painting is held by a hand-crafted native New Zealand Matai frame, created by Sam Davison (9th owner of Cairnsmore), from timber long sat dormant, here on the farm. Beautifully oiled and finished with copper nails subtly in each corner.
This frame alone is an art piece, and adds a unique one-of-a-kind layer to the art work.
Acrylic on Canvas with Copper Thread | Hand-Crafted Native Matai Frame with Copper Detail | 635 × 635× 45mm
There is a place on the farm that I noticed, that felt like it held old memories.
The place is down on the river where if you look up, it’s a long way up and if you look down to it, it’s a long way down. We have had picnics there, we have warmed our shivering bodies in the sun after a dip in the river, and have explored the river bed looking for rocky prizes.
This place felt like it needed to be painted.
I often walk the farm wondering what life would have been like for the early settling women here.
What did the bush look and sound like?
Who were their messenger companions?
What secrets did they keep?
I know the the rural, colonial woman had to be resilient, and brave, and constant. And they still do.
This painting is the first expression of many stories, feelings and memories I have around being a woman of the land - constant and devoted.
To finish this piece off, the painting is held by a hand-crafted native New Zealand Matai frame, created by Sam Davison (9th owner of Cairnsmore), from timber long sat dormant, here on the farm. Beautifully oiled and finished with copper nails subtly in each corner.
This frame alone is an art piece, and adds a unique one-of-a-kind layer to the art work.
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