Layers of Country

Layers of Country speaks to the quiet permanence of land after dark — to the stories held within soil, shadow, and time. Through layered textures and muted night tones, the painting reflects Country as something lived, remembered, and felt rather than simply seen. The work evokes the meeting point between earth and sky, where memory accumulates slowly and nothing is ever truly erased. Subtle patterning references the unseen histories carried beneath the surface, while the restrained palette honours the stillness and gravity of night. At rest yet deeply alive, Layers of Country is a meditation on belonging, continuity, and the enduring presence of land that exists long before us — and will remain long after.

79cm x 54cm
Acrylic on canvas
Framed in recycled blackbutt timber