Small works make me happy
These make me happiest. Often framed in artist made perspex boxes. Wim di Vos. The classic “miniature” even though these are just small works, rather than a miniature in the true sense of the word.
I had created small series earlier of watercolour on board of various sheep images. These were going to be part of an exhibition entitled “Merino” – about how Australian sheep and wool is so much more diverse than that now. I realised that they would fit quite nicely into a store bought frame so I put them together. Most sold through the Red Hill Gallery in Brisbane, though I have only a few works left there now.
2024 I wanted to present differently. I like the idea of setting out in series, Kerry from the now closed Moree Frame and Art suggested a different presentation. This is the result. In 2025 one family put all their work into one frame, so suddenly the world looks a different place.
SMALL WORKS 2025
Waterolour on paper
10x10cm
Available matted, or matted and framed in artist made Perspex boxes
Every now and then I revisit work that, for whatever reason, remains in the studio. Perhaps the family chose the more major works, pershaps there was something about the work that just wasn’t “right”. Looking at them again gives me a chance to hone a painting down to its core element. Cropping to the 10x10cm format is a way to concentrate on the composition, on the way the lines and shapes and colours relate, beyond their initial inspiration.
Time in the studio in 2025 has been about snatched moments – life, this year, is challenging. So revisiting is a kinder way to make art, when there isn’t the bandwidth to make new work. It’s reminding me of how a painting is never really finished , even when it’s in its frame and on the wall/internet.
2020 SUFFOLK Northern Tablelands NSW
Pencil and watercolour on paper
10x10cm
Available matted, or matted and framed in Perspex boxes
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