43. Lloma Mackenzie
Title: Life Category: General Dimensions (cm): 71h x 65w Medium: Hand-Coloured Linocut Notes: In addition, there are editions of 9 that can be purchased unframed for $790 each. /**/ Statement: What would a city be without trees? From the very beginning, those responsible for planning and developing Adelaide city knew the answer. Now we are blessed with the wonderful Park Lands, nature reserves, linear parks and private gardens that reflect the value we place on the green environment. Nowhere better is this care exemplified than in Victoria Park.One can immerse oneself or screen oneself from the city traffic noise with only sounds of birds to be heard. In
44. Marisha Matthews
Title: Morton Bay Fig, Botanic Gardens Category: General Dimensions (cm): 150h x 100w x 3d Medium: Oils On Canvas Statement: I focus in paint on the enormous scale of the tree, through this work I explore the glossy green surface of leaves, the dry brown underside. Dark roots in shade and punctured by spots of light, the light becomes shards in the Womad third day rising dust. These trees turn us into children or elves, reduced in scale by its volume, looking for doors in bark, lost in woods sleeping covered in dry leaves, the roots are shelter, play, happiness. The leaves fold like greeting
45. Daniel McCulloch
Title: Impressions of The Riverbank Precinct - Adelaide, SA Category: Emerging Artist Dimensions (cm): 77h x 102w x 4d Medium: Acrylic On Canvas Statement: This painting represents the Artist's impression of the Adelaide Riverbank Precinct from an aerial viewpoint.
46. Sarah McDonald
Title: Sentient Beings Category: General Dimensions (cm): 120h x 180w x 6d Medium: Oil On Linen Statement: "The Adelaide Park Lands is unique to this city. What makes it stand out is the way each park is bordered by our iconic, mature and majestic Eucalypts. The Gum tree is an iconic and essential part of Australia's natural environment. Through my work as an Artist for the past two years, I have been observing, researching and documenting various families of gums around our beautiful city.I began to research the biological processes of forests which deepened my understanding of not only the gum trees’ environmental importance but
47. Sharon McEachern
Title: Precious Preservation Prize Status: Judges Commendation Prize Winner Category: Emerging Artist Dimensions (cm): 35h x 17w x 17d Medium: Ceramic Statement: Lived experiences and memories inform peoples’ beliefs and ideologies. I am interested in how the experiences of daily life shape us and create memories conjuring nostalgic thoughts. Scents, sounds and visuals are the vehicles which deliver an essence of the past. Nostalgia, coupled with an admiration and concern for native flora, informs my art practice. My detailed hand built ceramic forms, are inspired by the complexities of the natural environment combined with deliberately re-created glaze finishes adopted from old decorative Japanese crockery, traditional blue