Monday, October 3, 2011

Cave Secrets

Since our trip to Central Australia I have been reflecting on the ancient rock art that we had the privilege to see.  While I have no wish to be disrespectful to the country's original inhabitants, I have produced a few small works inspired by these.

Cave Secrets 1
Cave Secrets 2

Cave Secrets 3
These paintings are small, 6 x 8 inches mounted on 8 x 10 inch wide edge canvas, and destined for the 'Show Us Your Smalls' exhibition at Rosebed St Gallery at the end of this month.

9 comments:

  1. The richness of colors and textures is breath taking.Your dark colors invite the observer into the cave.

    Good luck with the Show.

    Marilena

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  2. Looks like you are part of a wonderful art community Jo!

    I just read Marilena's comment and she said what I was thinking...so rich and mystical your art pieces are!

    I think you did them a brilliant honor

    oxo

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  3. wow I love this .The intensity of color is just brilliant.The complexity of these is just ammazing,, what a subject,, I love these,

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  4. These are, as the girls have a'ready rightly pointed out, fabulous.

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  5. Very beautiful pieces! The title "cave secrets" fits so well, they look mysterious and offer lots of secret details to discover...

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  6. Oh, these are so pretty! The texture and deep colors are so rich and interesting - as is the inspiration behind it. Thank you for sharing these and for your sweet congratulations! xo

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  7. Yummy rich layers. These pieces make me feel the mystery of ancient rock art.

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  8. I am in awe of all the layers to these canvases. I read the previous post and saw they were covered in varnish at the end, too. I sure like the depth and richness you achieve with all these layers. Wonderful art and great compositions, too.

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  9. Your color choices are spectacular!!!The richness and depth of these pieces are fantastic.

    Good luck with the Show.

    Gaby xo

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