By invitation, my work is displayed in the front foyer of the Warrnambool Art Gallery. The Warrnambool Art Gallery has asked me to be their Artist of the Month for June 2019. I am exhibiting a selection of bird prints; from black & white, hand coloured to full colour linocuts.
My work is intended to inspire a LOVE of NATURE, a closer relationship with the natural environment and to create instinctive behaviors that will sustain a healthy world.
My work reflects on environmental concerns and addresses our relationship to the natural world – as we perceive it and interact with it. We have become increasingly disconnected from nature. We have come to see our planet as a mine to extract the resources we need to maintain our extravagant lifestyles, and as a dumping station for our toxic waste products.
I believe that admiration for nature is inherent in all of us, but tends to get subdued for a majority of our planet’s population who live busy consumer-oriented lifestyles. I am trying to reach out and direct public attention in an inspirational non-intrusive way.