ROEY'S 2017 Exhibition
'Here, Now, On Star Hill' Glen Rock Gallery, Esk, August |
Esk, Queensland
August, 2016
When I was asked to give a title to my exhibition I was stumped. It is such an eclectic offering and I don’t do ‘themes’. On reflection I realised that every one of the pictures is drawn from my own life: people and animals I have known and loved; places I have lived; and activities I have enjoyed and shared throughout my life, all leading up to ‘Star Hill’.
Roey
Guitar al Fresco
(oil; 370x440mm)
After years as a professional book illustrator I found it difficult not to ‘draw’ with my brush. To break myself of the habit, I painted this picture as an experiment, using only a knife - no brushwork at all. It did the trick.
(oil; 370x440mm)
After years as a professional book illustrator I found it difficult not to ‘draw’ with my brush. To break myself of the habit, I painted this picture as an experiment, using only a knife - no brushwork at all. It did the trick.
Grace in the Afternoon
(acrylic; 930x930mm)
This is my lovely grey mare, Grace. Sadly I lost her last November but I’d like to think she still haunts that slope, gazing out over the Kilcoy hills.
(acrylic; 930x930mm)
This is my lovely grey mare, Grace. Sadly I lost her last November but I’d like to think she still haunts that slope, gazing out over the Kilcoy hills.
Lorikeet in a Coral Tree
(oil; 310x310mm) The lorikeets love feasting on the seed pods of our batwing coral tree. |
Wallaby Dawn
(oil; 310x310mm) We often see wallabies drifting through the morning mist on our lawn. It’s one of the rewards of rising early |
Sky Riders
(oil; 1000x1000mm)
I spent quite a long time on this wedge-tail, counting feathers and trying to get all the details right, but there was still something missing. Three brush strokes and the work of a moment fixed it. Spot the second eagle.
(oil; 1000x1000mm)
I spent quite a long time on this wedge-tail, counting feathers and trying to get all the details right, but there was still something missing. Three brush strokes and the work of a moment fixed it. Spot the second eagle.
These two little pastels were done in Yowie Park, Kilcoy.
Leaning Giant
(pastel; 380x330mm)
(pastel; 380x330mm)
The Pond
(pastel; 330x380mm)
(pastel; 330x380mm)
Twelve Hands
(oil;1200x900mm)
(oil;1200x900mm)