Outstretched to meet the rain by Loralee jade in Hobart

Outstretched to meet the rain is a large mossy green piece layered with translucent sap browns emeralds and vivid purple washes There is a depth to the work that gives the painting a sense of movement as if something is emerging from beneath There is an energy that radiates from the centre of the painting swirling shapes and brushstrokes that give the impression of objects circulating out from the centre of the piece As your eyes hungrily look around to make sense of the work images appear such as ripples eucalyptus leaves the reflection of light on the surface of water If you readjust your eyes islands emerge an abstracted figure a map a river The layered application alludes to the glimpses of memories held in our mind and our subconscious 36 x 48” Frame braided linen