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
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850
Finnis River Crossing
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴
Chasing the Light
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850
Dust Storm
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / 🔴
Palm Grove
Linda Joy
Ink on Waterford 600gsm paper 56 x 76cm (image size) framed / $2500
Timeless-Umbrawarra Gorge
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 90 x 120cm / 🔴
There She Stands that Stand of Paperbark
Linda Joy
Ink on Waterford 600gsm paper 56 x 76cm (image size) framed / 🔴
Lotus on Wetlands
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴
Carp 'n Cane
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / $1500
Lily Pads on Corroboree
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / 🔴
Slice of Umbrawarra
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / 🔴
Tjaynera Falls Road
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴
Look Up
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 76 x 61cm / $2600
Atop Umbrarwarra Gorge NT
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / 🔴
Afternoon Delight
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 61 x 51cm / $2400
There She Stands that Stand of Pandanus
Linda Joy
Ink on Waterford 600gsm paper 56 x 76cm (image size) framed / $2500
Last Dust Storm
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850
Back of Robin Falls Camp
Linda Joy
Ink on BFK Rives paper 20 x 114cm (image size) framed / 🔴
Over The Road
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on linen 30 x 80cm / $2200
Magnetic Pandanus
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 61 x 51cm / 🔴
Magnetic Sandpalm
Linda Joy
Ink and oil on canvas 50 x 25cm / $1500
Campfire Robin Falls
Linda Joy
ink and oil on canvas 35.5 x 25.5 cm / 🔴