Sunrise, Evans Lookout, 61cm x 122cm, acrylic on linen, 2024– sold

The Sun’s early rays bouncing off the underside of the nights retreating clouds reminded me of Homer’s description of The Child of Morning calling it rosy-fingered Dawn. So in some ways this is a Romantically inspired picture. In other ways I wanted a strong geometric composition that, at least for me, was reminiscent of my early heroes of American Abstract painting like Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko. A homage that is also romantic for the heroic days of Modernism. The new shoots on the leaning gum and the sun’s morning rays are both images of promise and renewal.