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One Way in Beach Street

One Way in Beach Street

Watercolour on Arches

76cm x 56cm

Sydney Rain and Road

 

Sydney Rain and Road

Watercolour on Arches

76cm x 57cm

Sydney has a distinctive torrential rain where the road becomes flooded within moments. The road that dominates this urban landscapes becomes an abstract mirror reflecting the cars image.

Nicola Moir at Gallery East, Clovelly

Hanging the Show

'Returning to Sydney' is on 7th - 17th April at Gallery East

‘Returning to Sydney’

“A city is the pulsating product of the human hand and mind, reflecting man’s history, his struggle for freedom, creativity, genius and his selfishness and errors” Charles Abrams

This exhibition ‘Returning to Sydney’ is an artistic voyage through a city. The emphasis is not on the iconic imagery but rather those familiar ‘in-between’ spaces, capturing the everyday detail of how we know, move through, and imprint our values on the city. The spaces we inhabit between work, home and leisure are often the forgotten spaces but they are intrinsic to our experience and understanding of the city.  The focus is on the public spaces which we share. This exploration is grounded in an enjoyment and appreciation of the texture of Sydney from the roads that connect us, to the low-lying red roofs and telegraph poles, to the unquestionably beautiful coast line. The approach draws on Chinese freehand brush painting where the purpose is not to simply reproduce the appearance of the subject but to capture its soul.

Nicola Moir (b.1979) is an artist raised in both Hong Kong and Scotland. She now resides in Sydney with her Australian partner and children. Nicola has exhibited widely in Scotland including the Royal Scottish Academy.  This is her first Australian solo show.

Exhibition Invite

Coast in Progress

Coast in Progress

Watercolour on Arches

57cm x 38cm

This painting needs more work but I enjoy the energy that comes with under-painting a scene and the marks that result. I have used a lot of phthalo blue in this underworking, phthalo is the most over-powering watercolour colour I have come across. It can dominant the work and is hard to control, but it is so beautiful and intense.

Returning to Simeon Street

 Simeon Street Roofs

Mixed Media on Arches Paper

46cm x 38cm

From Simeon Street

 From Simeon Street

Watercolour, Ink, Chinese Paint on Bockingford 

33cm x 26cm

From Simeon Street Ink

Ink on Watercolour Paper

24cm x 24cm

I recently discovered a new view of Clovelly from a high point near Simeon Street. It gives a wonderful outlook onto the landscapes and the graveyard and ocean in the distance. These are quick sketches from that point.