ABOUT THE ARTWORK
2020
Pen and inkA4
For a period of time, my world was rather small. Thankfully, the Werribee River was part of that world. It was a saving grace at a time when many things seemed against me. Walking the river was a daily occurrence in those days and my phone was always with me - ready to photograph anything that caught my eye.
Two magical trees stand astride the river, not far from my house in Werribee. As you walk towards them, these trees seem well-rooted and immovable. But, as you walk nearer and pass them, a dance occurs and the magic happens - the trees exchange places.
Twice now, these trees have appeared in my artworks. The first time as a large chalk pastel drawing - and now here, as a small pen and ink drawing. Usually, I use a black fineliner pen but this time, I switched to a sepia coloured pen. I entitled the work ‘Across the River’ based on the view that can be seen through the frame of the two magical trees. Walking the path and stopping, I looked across the river to ponder ‘the other side’ and thought about future freedom and life beyond constraints.
This image will be printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® paper (308 gsm) to best suit the original medium.
Across the River
Most of my original artworks are available in archival quality print form and are printed using the giclée process by ACME et al in Steels Creek, Victoria. Each stage of the printing process is carefully overseen by James, the printer (with nearly three decades of industry experience), to ensure the highest quality product. These prints are made to last for decades with minimal fading and are printed on high-end, sturdy papers.
Because the prints are made on demand and printed individually rather being mass-produced, please allow between two to three weeks for processing and delivery of your order (or a little longer for customers outside of Australia).
Please note that framing is not included with print purchases.