Mixed media: Liz NETTLETON, Liz Nettleton, Respite and Repose, 2010

Historical information

Nettleton creates an image of peace and tranquility after the violence felt from
the 2009 Black Saturday bush fires / At the Arthurs Creek cemetery Nettleton found the grave of Reg Evans and Angela Brunton, friends who had perished in the fires / Nettleton sat on the edge of their joint grave and photographed their view / It was only after examining the photos more closely that she realized Mount Sugarloaf had burnt almost to the valley / Sugarloaf is always in an indigo haze.

Significance

This work is by a local contemporary artist and encompasses themes dealing with the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.

Physical description

Mixed media (acrylic paint, acrylic ink and indian ink) on board / Landscape painting of Mount Sugarloaf and green pastures after the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires / Mount Sugarloaf is depicted in an indigo haze in the background / A line of trees bathed in light border the mountain's edge / Lines of trees parallel to each other jut out diagonally in the foreground / Framing this view of the landscape is a pattern (topographical maps of the Nillumbik area), which suggest the vast extent of the devastated area of landscape.

Inscriptions & markings

In black marker 'LIZ NETTLETON' + artist signature '2011' on back - middle right side

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