'Black Rock'
Oil and Palette Knife Technique on Canvas
Moving back across the pond in 2019 was less “home sweet home” and more “where did I put my nervous system?” After 13 years in Florida, our return to Melbourne came with jet lag, emotional whiplash, and the mild identity crisis that only a big move can deliver.
My remedy was simple: walk. Preferably along the bay. Preferably toward the rather show-offy rock formation at Half Moon Bay in Black Rock, which insists on changing colour daily depending on the light, the weather, and (I’m convinced) its mood. Some days it whispered calm. Other days it dramatically demanded attention. I understood it completely.
'Black Rock' is one of my first landscapes created using a palette knife on canvas - a technique that felt appropriately blunt, physical, and slightly therapeutic. Less fussing, more scraping. Less overthinking, more “just get it down.” Much like the move itself, really.
This painting is a small love letter to place, recovery, and the quiet power of a good walk when everything feels a bit upside down.
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Oil and Palette Knife Technique on Canvas
Moving back across the pond in 2019 was less “home sweet home” and more “where did I put my nervous system?” After 13 years in Florida, our return to Melbourne came with jet lag, emotional whiplash, and the mild identity crisis that only a big move can deliver.
My remedy was simple: walk. Preferably along the bay. Preferably toward the rather show-offy rock formation at Half Moon Bay in Black Rock, which insists on changing colour daily depending on the light, the weather, and (I’m convinced) its mood. Some days it whispered calm. Other days it dramatically demanded attention. I understood it completely.
'Black Rock' is one of my first landscapes created using a palette knife on canvas - a technique that felt appropriately blunt, physical, and slightly therapeutic. Less fussing, more scraping. Less overthinking, more “just get it down.” Much like the move itself, really.
This painting is a small love letter to place, recovery, and the quiet power of a good walk when everything feels a bit upside down.
