Bruny Island 2
general, my art, photography, printmakers, tasmania :: posted on July 31st, 2009
The tannin rich water that has been flowing onto the beach over the last couple of months is such a beautiful translucent tone – just love it! It looked like silk in the afternoon glow.
I kept the curtain open in my room so that the morning light would force me out of bed to catch the sunrise! It was well worth it as the colours glowed a warmth and grace that left a calm feeling with me all day.
The first light struck the white of the waves as it lifted above the sand dunes and highlighted the rocky cliff faces on the other side of Cloudy Bay.
The morning sun was also fabulous for picking up the edges of the patterns left by the water running off the sandy beach. Delightful dancing forms!
But eventually it was down to work! I like ot use tools from the environment that I am working in, and in this case the screw shell made an excellent scratchy tool. They are a foreign species to Tasmania, coming from New Zealand, but they are super efficient at breeding and it is a sad sight when you see a beach covered with these invading shells. It suited my project to use a screw shell to mark the plate that subtly refers to the colonising of Australia.
August 1st, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Love the images Linden! That sky is amazing and you have me wanting to take off to some desolate coastal spot for a bit of quiet art time of my own
August 1st, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Well I came home dreaming about what might be available in real estate I must admit!
August 2nd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
I don’t think that I have to words to adequately describe how those dancing forms made me feel. Thankyou Linden.
August 3rd, 2009 at 4:19 am
they are something special – evoke a lot of very deep feelings for me as well.