Artist Information:
Susan Wellington
Melbourne,
Australia
Member Since: Apr 2004
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Artist Statement:
Hi folks, if you are interested in the Australian landscape take a look at my paintings and see what you think. I hope you like them and I'd be glad to hear any of your thoughts, so feel free to write in the guestbook.
I seek to discover the energy, mystery and diversity of particular landscapes rather than documenting the purely topographical or specific effects of light. My focus is on the urban creeks and rivers of Melbourne, Australia. Their urbanity is expressed by their verticality rather than subject matter though. Or if horizontal - a letterbox format. There are no visible buildings, cars etc.- nothing to indicate the modern world other than a sense that space is compressed and limited. Trees are the main subject which are conceptualised as rhapsodic expressions of the natural world. Colour is both natural and symbolic. They are icons for contemplation.
To create them I tune into the spirit of a particular place and access this spiritual 'tone' again when I am painting. The drawings and photos I take at the time are just an aid to memory rather than as a true basis for the paintings. I translate my initial spiritual 'tone' into ...
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Susan Wellington's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Susan Wellington's Portfolio. Browse Susan Wellington's body of work: Hi folks, if you are interested in the Australian landscape take a look at my paintings and see what you think. I hope you like them and I'd be glad to hear any of your thoughts, so feel free to write in the guestbook.
I seek to discover the energy, mystery and diversity of particular landscapes rather than documenting the purely topographical or specific effects of light. My focus is on the urban creeks and rivers of Melbourne, Australia. Their urbanity is expressed by their verticality rather than subject matter though. Or if horizontal - a letterbox format. There are ... | |
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Two Trees, 2008 Oil Painting, 51 x 92 X 2 cm Price: US$ 1495 €: 1171 UK £: 1007 ¥en: 146335

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Love leaves when you Go, 2006 Oil Painting, 51 x 92 X 2 cm Price: US$ 1495 €: 1171 UK £: 1007 ¥en: 146335

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Flight into Egypt, 2007 Oil Painting, 51 x 92 X 2 cm Price: US$ 1495 €: 1171 UK £: 1007 ¥en: 146335

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Darebin Creek Trees, 2006 Oil Painting, 51 x 92 X 2 cm Price: US$ 1495 €: 1171 UK £: 1007 ¥en: 146335

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Underneath your Gaze, 2006 Oil Painting, 51 x 92 X 2 cm Price: US$ 1495 €: 1171 UK £: 1007 ¥en: 146335

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Merri Merri Weaving, 2005 Oil Painting, 51 x 92 X 2 cm Price: US$ 1495 €: 1171 UK £: 1007 ¥en: 146335

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