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Linda Joy

On My Horizon

Linda Joy's paintings do not evoke loneliness or silence but a serenity found only through solitude. Her deliberate omission of humans gives the impression that the viewer (and perhaps the artist) are invisible, yet enhances the suggestion of nature's indefinable quality of inner power. These are not, however, romantic depictions. Scenes of an approaching dust storm or fire, the intense glare of the midday sun, suggest nature is not always your friend, nor even your foe, but an omnipresence devoid of emotion. Yet, here lies the dichotomy; we admire what does not admire back. Linda’s use of apricot honey and magenta contrast sharply with the black outline of burnt trees and pandanus. A sandstone outcrop rises from the floodplain. As Linda states, ‘currently I am exploring a contrasting colour palette to accentuate the variety and surreal nature of our Northern Territory landscape. I want to honour the inherent ancientness of our wild, open spaces’.
Frank Hodgkinson wrote in his iconic art journal Kakadu and the Arnhem Landers: ‘In flood, the plains are simplified as a town is under snow. Out here one can understand the pantheist belief in the unity of nature. It is a mass, as whole.’
On My Horizon celebrates our extraordinary landscape. It seeks to decipher the invisible scripture that runs through its open spaces, its sandstone massifs and its watercourses. With enormous success Linda captures nature's energy and authority while quietly suggesting that sometimes we should all be still.

The exhibition runs from 11 February - 5 March
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Alien Landscape

Alien Landscape

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850

Finnis River Crossing

Finnis River Crossing

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴

Chasing the Light

Chasing the Light

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850

Dust Storm

Dust Storm

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / 🔴

Palm Grove

Palm Grove

Linda Joy
Ink on Waterford 600gsm paper 56 x 76cm (image size) framed / $2500

Timeless-Umbrawarra Gorge

Timeless-Umbrawarra Gorge

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 90 x 120cm / 🔴

There She Stands that Stand of Paperbark

There She Stands that Stand of Paperbark

Linda Joy
Ink on Waterford 600gsm paper 56 x 76cm (image size) framed / 🔴

Lotus on Wetlands

Lotus on Wetlands

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴

Carp 'n Cane

Carp 'n Cane

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / $1500

Lily Pads on Corroboree

Lily Pads on Corroboree

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / 🔴

Slice of Umbrawarra

Slice of Umbrawarra

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / 🔴

Tjaynera Falls Road

Tjaynera Falls Road

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴

Look Up

Look Up

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 76 x 61cm / $2600

Atop Umbrarwarra Gorge NT

Atop Umbrarwarra Gorge NT

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴

Afternoon Delight

Afternoon Delight

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 61 x 51cm / $2400

There She Stands that Stand of Pandanus

There She Stands that Stand of Pandanus

Linda Joy
Ink on Waterford 600gsm paper 56 x 76cm (image size) framed / $2500

Last Dust Storm

Last Dust Storm

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850

Back of Robin Falls Camp

Back of Robin Falls Camp

Linda Joy
Ink on BFK Rives paper 20 x 114cm (image size) framed / 🔴

Over The Road

Over The Road

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / $2200

Magnetic Pandanus

Magnetic Pandanus

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 61 x 51cm / 🔴

Magnetic Sandpalm

Magnetic Sandpalm

Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / $1500

Campfire Robin Falls

Campfire Robin Falls

Linda Joy
ink and oil on canvas 35.5 x 25.5 cm / 🔴

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