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Artists Q&A
GILL DE LA MOTTE J A N E O ’ S U L L I VA N
GALLERY 126 EXHIBITIONS KRISTINE JACKSON
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ach artist has interpreted the landscape of the New England and environs in their own style. They were asked to discuss their work and their inspiration. KRISTINE JACKSON
Growing up in the New Englan, I spent a
GALLERY 126 HAS CURATED AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY FOUR EMERGING LOCAL ARTISTS, KRISTINE JACKSON, GILL DE LA MOTTE, JANE O’SULLIVAN AND ROWENA POST, WHICH WILL OPEN ON FRIDAY 12TH JUNE AT 5PM. I make a work; it urges me on. For this exhibition I have produced some
lucky enough to have been taught by and to have worked alongside some amazing artists -
ROWENA POST For the most part I concentrate on paint-
small watercolour landscapes on paper and a
which spurs on my own creative practice.
ings that could be described or interpreted as
group of mono prints in oil paints.
JANE O’SULLIVAN
landscape based abstract works. The source or
GILL DE LA MOTTE
I relocated to Armidale from Newcastle in
origin for these works is based more on mem-
My current body of work is landscapes,
1996 to take up a lectureship at UNE. For my
ories of emotions experienced in situations or
mostly painted on site in our local national
first twelve years here, I lived on five acres out
places where I have been, rather than as an
lot of time in the countryside. For this reason
parks. I work to capture the vision of the
of town with sweeping views out towards
attempt to describe the place itself.
I constantly find myself coming back to the
moment: the quality of light, the patterns of
Mount Duval. I have mostly worked with
landscapes in my paintings and drawings; the
light and shade and a sense of the complex
acrylic paints, and am currently interested in a
take the listener on long journeys through
landscape and nature around me is a constant
arrangements of line, forms and colour found
process of abstracting the built landscape.
raw emotions where they can feel love, pain,
thread in my work. The earthy palette around
in the landscape.
us is forever changing; it’s hard to avoid being
Over the last few years I have been taught,
Some of my favourite composers of music
sorrow, helplessness etc. My paintings are a
Our natural environment overwhelms me
encouraged and inspired by the many exhi-
visual attempt to do the same, although each
affected by the vivid colours all around us.
with the size and scale, the sense of ancient
bitions in art galleries both in Armidale and
painting tends to deal with only one or two of
During the winter months the atmospheric
forms of rock, decades old trees, the cracks,
beyond and by a number of local artists in
these emotions at a time.
muted tones are equally interesting.
breaks and distortions. This contrasts so
workshops and art classes. During that time,
much with the rampant, quick-growing, the
I have made many trips back and forth to
attention on works on canvas using acrylic
means and techniques. I am interested in
fast-moving, the transient, the moving, noisy
Newcastle, and the industrial harbour and
paint, but I also enjoy working on paper with
drawing, printmaking and sculpture - any-
life of the bush and waterways and the signs
foreshore there, as imagined from above,
coloured pencil when time permits.
thing to broaden my art practice. Making
of its passing: damage and debris left behind.
perhaps from the pilot’s section of an aircraft
I like to experiment and explore different
work encourages me to explore the possibilities. I always try to learn something each time
38 new england focus.
We have such a talented and diverse community of artists in our region. I've been
Currently I am focusing most of my
The Exhibition opens on Friday 12th June,
coming in to land, has been the subject of my
5pm to 7pm and continues until Saturday
most recent work.
18th July.