"Landscapes of Desire" - at the Channnon Gallery

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“I feel it is important to spend time in nature and to have images or objects for contemplation in our homes to remind us of the power and beauty of the natural world.

I prefer to create a whole body of artworks about a particular location, first spending time in the field and then returning to the studio to paint. Rather than recording the details of a particular view I strive to condense the atmosphere of the landscape into the artwork, to create images that are a distillation of the place that inspires the work.

I find inspiration in many places of natural beauty. Various locations in Northern NSW and South East Queensland have been the focus of my work over the last few years. In this exhibition are artworks about: the uniquely beautiful and fragile Graminoid Clay Dwarf Heath in Byron Bay, the ancient time-weathered granite landscapes of Bald Rock and Girraween National Parks near Tenterfield, and the coastal landscapes of Arakwal, Bundjalung and Yuraygir National Parks in northern NSW.” Karyn Fendley