"I am light" new vibrant abstract painting on exhibition

“I am light” is a celebration of light and the promise of a brighter future after spending much of the previous 2 years alone in lockdown.

Finished and framed “I am light”, vibrant abstract expressionist plein air painting on paper, by Australian artist Rose Wintergreen, 2022

I painted this work outside (“plein air”) in the summer, smiling to myself as I sat at an outside at a table at a cafe in the heart of the Melbourne CBD gazing at the trees across the road, and serenaded by the sound of relaxed, cheerful conversation and occasional tinkling laughter of the people at the tables around me.

Video: painting “I am light”

I painted all but the final layers without looking at the page, to keep my movements and rhythms as true as possible to what I was seeing shimmer through the trees that surrounded me.

I used acrylic, gouache, marker, and ink on 320gsm acid free paper, 40.5cm x 29.5cm (16” x 11.5”).

Signed on the front and the back.

“I am light” (detail), vibrant abstract expressionist plein air painting on paper, by Australian artist Rose Wintergreen, 2022

See it on exhibition

This painting is on show at Brunswick Street Gallery, 25 June-8 July 2022, as part of the “Fifty Squared Art Prize” show, along with 2 more paintings by me!

Please note: the gallery is not wheelchair accessible. There are 2 flights of steep stairs with no lift.

“I am light” (detail), vibrant abstract expressionist plein air painting on paper, by Australian artist Rose Wintergreen, 2022

“I am light” (detail), vibrant abstract expressionist plein air painting on paper, by Australian artist Rose Wintergreen, 2022

Video tour of “I am light”

How to buy

[UPDATE: SOLD] This piece is available to purchase by contacting Brunswick Street Gallery directly - during the exhibition dates (ends 8 July 2022) - or contacting me directly.

Let the trees whisper you their secrets... new vibrant abstract paintings on exhibition

“Let the trees whisper you their secrets

Let the breeze hold your sigh

Let the light dance through you

Let the birds sing you alight”

- A poem and a prayer for you.

Vibrant Australian landscape paintings by Australian abstract expressionist painter, Rose Wintergreen, on exhibition now at Brunswick Street Gallery

Each line is also the name of a painting.

All painted outside, serenaded by nature.

“Let the trees whisper you their secrets”, vibrant Australian landscape art by Australian abstract expressionist painter, Rose Wintergreen, on exhibition now at Brunswick Street Gallery, mixed media on stretched canvas, 30.5cmx30.5cm

“Let the breeze hold your sigh”, vibrant Australian landscape art by Australian abstract expressionist painter, Rose Wintergreen, on exhibition now at Brunswick Street Gallery, mixed media on stretched canvas, 30.5cmx30.5cm

“Let the light dance through you”, vibrant Australian landscape art by Australian abstract expressionist painter, Rose Wintergreen, on exhibition now at Brunswick Street Gallery, mixed media on stretched canvas, 30.5cmx30.5cm

“Let the birds sing you alight”, vibrant Australian landscape art by Australian abstract expressionist painter, Rose Wintergreen, on exhibition now at Brunswick Street Gallery, mixed media on stretched canvas, 30.5cmx30.5cm

All paintings are 30.5cm x 30.5cm on stretched canvas, ready to hang with hanging wire already attached on the back, signed on the front, and include a signed Certificate of Authenticity, $620 each.

See them in person

On exhibition as part of the Small Works Prize at Brunswick Street Gallery, 7-21 Jan, 2022.

Please note: the gallery is not wheelchair accessible.
(If you would like to see more detail but can’t get to the gallery, get in touch and I can send you more photos and video closeups.)

How to buy

7 - 21 January 2022: contact the gallery in person, by phone, or by email (details below).

22 January 2022 onwards: contact me directly.

The gallery accepts all card payments in person or over the phone.

Brunswick Street Gallery

Level 1 & 2, 322 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, VIC

(03) 8596 0173

10am - 6pm Tues to Sun (closed Mon)

You can also email them here.

---

I would love to know, what do you feel when you look at these paintings?

Wishing you peace and love in this time,

Rose

x

How to stop worrying and start living - finding freedom through sketching

What do you do for yourself when you are feeling things you don’t want to feel or your mind is swirling in circles?

Drawing without looking at the page has been my lifesaver. I try to do it most days. It gives my hands something to do and stops my brain from focusing on all the things that can go wrong. I have to look, really look, if I want to be able to capture any essence of the true shapes of what I am looking at.

This is the train version: instead of mindlessly scrolling my phone, I have a sketchbook and pen in hand. Each time the train stops, I choose a part of the vegetation I can see out the window and I sketch it fast, without looking at the page. When the train moves again, I keep close my eyes and keep sketching it from memory as best I can. Then I stop and wait for the next stop to do it all over again. I draw all the snippets on top of each other and they become a collage of scenery.

What used to be a frustrating journey has now become one of my favourite parts of my day to day life, a holiday from the noise of my brain and social media notifications.

Maybe this is something you could try? Let me know if you do! I would love to hear how you go! A sketchbook is nice but the back of a receipt and a biro also does the trick!

You can also book to come on a drawing date with me, where I will share my process and my art materials, and we will draw side by side. Info and bookings here.