Ron Talbot and Ray Wilson
This is a collaboration between two artists who, prior to this exhibition, had not met. However, they have together produced a body of work that reflects a shared love of light and colour, form and beauty.
More by chance than design, each painter sought to create a celebration of the flowers commonly found in their backyards. A fitting coincidence has led to a striking reflection of the way the humble garden can hold importance and provide us such pleasure. It is a snapshot of nature’s beautiful shapes, colours and formations realised through the prism of light.
The work reminds us how the inspiration to artistic expression can be found in our immediate surroundings. If only we would just stop and look! Wilson and Talbot have taken this everyday environment and transferred it onto canvas with a show of great energy and individual expression.
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Artist Profiles
Ray Wilson
Ray challenges himself to complete life paintings quickly by painting wet in wet using lots of medium, adopting as many short-cuts as possible utilising large brushes, pre-toned linen, underpainting, then, using his experience in colour mixing and visual knowledge to enliven his images with a painterly approach, to catch a mood. All works are completed on site in a relatively short period, this is often by necessity rather than choice either because of the change in light or availability of time and or model. He likes to distil the simplicity of a subject, the light catching an object, focussing the viewer, happy to leave unsaid as much as possible. Whilst adopting a tonal approach, he is an unashamed colourist, enjoying the application of colour in any painting. This he feels helps keep the artwork modern and pleasing.
Ron Talbot
I’ve been painting since 2002 and recently moved to Victoria after a long period living in the Northern Territory and now work at my Red Door Studio in Wurdiboluc.
I use both oils and acrylics and my work tends to be impressionistic but sometimes borders on abstract with energy imparted through the brush or pallet knife. I aspire to create work that is full of colour, light and energy that is not laboured or over stated. I’m particularly interested in further developing the relationship between shadows and light and all that it brings to a piece of work.
I’ve won a number of art awards and exhibited in various galleries around Alice Springs. This is the first time that I’ve exhibited in Victoria.
Ray Wilson
Bouquet in Memory
45cm X 55cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Waratah
40cm X 50cm
Oil on Linen
$500
The Yellow Irises
45cm X 55cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Spanish Onions and Friends
45cm X 55cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Pin Cushion Hakea
45cm x55cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Native Floral 3
40cm X 50cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Native Floral 1
40cm X 50cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Mothers Day Cyclamens
45cm x 55cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Mothers Day Bouquet
45cm x 55cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Floral with Glass Vase
55cm x 45cm
Oil on Linen
$700
Ron Talbot
Where’s the Vase?
76cm X 61cm
Acrylic on Canvas
$400
Up and Coming
76cm X 61cm
Oil on Linen
$500
SOLD
Tangle and Tussle
76cm X 61cm
Oil on Linen
$500
Spring has sprung
61cm x 51cm
Acrylic on Canvas (abstract)
$300
SOLD
Powder Pink
76cm x 61cm
Oil on Canvas
$450
Overheated
76cm x 51cm
Oil on Canvas
$500
Nature Talks
61cm x 51cm
Acrylic on Canvas (abstract)
$300
Let’s Dance
76cm x 61cm
Oil on Canvas
$600
Hide and Seek
76cm x 61cm
Mixed Media
$350
