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Ink on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850
Ink on canvas 47 x 80cm / SOLD
Ink on paper 20 x 16cm / $300
Ink on paper 20 x 16cm / SOLD
Ink on paper 20 x 16cm / SOLD
Ink on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850
Ink on canvas 60 x 120cm / $3850
Ink on canvas 30 x 62cm / SOLD
Ink on canvas 120 x 60cm / SOLD
Ink and oil on linen 90 x 120cm / $4250
Ink on linen 30 x 62cm / SOLD
Ink on linen 60 x 120cm / $3850
Ink on canvas 35.5 x 25.5cm / SOLD
Ink and wash on paper 50 x 76cm / SOLD
Ink on canvas 52 x 100cm / $3850
Ink on linen 80 x 30cm / SOLD
Ink and oil on linen 87 x 120cm / SOLD
Ink on paper 20 x 16cm / SOLD
Ink on paper 16 x 20cm / SOLD
Ink on paper 20 x 16cm / SOLD
Ink on paper 20 x 16cm / SOLD
Ink on canvas 30 x 40cm / SOLD
Ink on canvas 25 x 25cm / SOLD
Ink on canvas 35.5 x 25.5cm / SOLD
Ink and gouache on board 72 x 25cm / $1850
ink wash and graphite on canvas 80X47cm
ink, wash and graphite on canvas 100X52cm
Ink and wash on board 72X24.5cm
Ink wash and graphite on canvas, Triptych 72X24cm
ink on canvas, 100X52cm
ink, wash and graphite on canvas, 51X41cm
I had the opportunity to visit Ayres Rock with my family in October 2013 to watch the Darwin Symphony Orchestra perform in the desert at Uluru. Fabulous!! After exploring the Uluru region we traced the Kings Canyon and the Mereenie Loop back to Alice Springs. I was so inspired by this exquisite country, took photographs, did some sketches and vowed to return to the region to complete a body of work.
The following year, I was offered the inaugural 2014 Artback NT Artist in Residence in Alice Springs. This residency enabled the development of a body of work focussed on the Red Center, complementing the Top End focus of my existing work. Alice Springs and Darwin are arguably the two contrasting and dynamic regions of the Northern Territory. The offer of a studio in a creative space, with a dedicated timeframe to pursue these inspirations, seriously excited me. An awesome experience.
These works were completed on the Artback NT residency 1 October – 6 November, 2014.
The Exhibition 'Alice Rocks' was presented at Charles Darwin University Alice Springs NT, 6th - 21st November 2014
ink and wash on stonehenge 56X76cm
ink and wash on archers, 56X76cm
Ink and wash on archers, 56X76cm
ink and wash on archers 56X76cm
ink and wash on archers, 76X56cm
ink on canvas 80X47cm
ink on canvas 80X47cm
Water for Object is a series of ink drawings on canvas and paper depicting Top End landscapes, water being the object of composition.
These linear landscapes are intricately created through the process of repetitive miniscule coils and washes, representing the land and rock that embrace and balance our fluid worlds.
Ink on canvas, triptych 3 X 1m
Ink on paper Polyptych 93 X 67cm
Ink on canvas 100 X 75cm
Ink on canvas, Triptych 100 X 45cm
A selection of works that have been completed for art prizes, exhibitions or commissions. Most of these works are about playing with different mediums and subject, discovering what I love and exploring practice.
acrylic on canvas 76X60cm
acrylic on canvas 52X25cm
acrylic on canvas 60X60cm
oil on canvas 45X45cm
oil on canvas 35X25cm
Ink on canvas. 40 X 40cm
Lino cut, 30 X30cm
charcoal,conte and guache on paper,
oil on board 30X30cm
Ink on canvas, 46 X 35cm
Ink and gold dust on canvas, 61 X 25cm
etching, 21 X 12cm
Sonia Martignon and Linda Joy in front of Boab Garden, 3m x 2.7m.
The Heart Project: Messages of hope from patients on the cancer journey.
This breathtaking artwork is the beginning of a new program that is happening at our Alan Walker Cancer Care Centre, and really does speak to the heart of its patients. The Heart project is the first arts diversion program to be introduced into cancer care at the AWCCC and incorporates a wide range of arts activity designed to provide diversion from cancer treatment in the AWCCC. Current literature has shown that arts programs contribute to a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care, incorporating the psychosocial needs of patients undergoing cancer treatment.
The most recent project to be undertaken is a Boab Garden Mural. The artwork has been placed in the patient education room, and is a beautiful addition to the centre. Linda Joy and Sonia Martigrion are the artists behind the piece of work. The inspiration behind the Boab Garden Mural is to signify milestones for all of our patients at AWCCC. Patients are given a leaf or boab nut when they complete chemotherapy or radiotherapy to write a message on and place on the Boab Garden Mural. Each leaf and boab nut signifies another step in the cancer journey. Patients who undergo treatment start with an education session in this same room, and the mural has provided inspiration to those patients to see how many people are going through the cancer journey, and to the time they can place their message on the boab tree.
(Excerpt from the Alan Walker Centre Newsletter)
oil on canvas 35X25cm
Botanica showcases work by a selection of emerging and established artists from Darwin, Alice Springs and the Katherine region. The exhibition presents the work of artists whose imagery focuses on plant forms, native flora and the minutiae of their immediate environment.
Botanica
Godinmayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre (GYRACC)
11 April – 10 May 2014
Botanica 2
Chan Contemporary Art Space
3 July – 27 July NT
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The Palmaceae is the botanical family name for palm tree. They are forever green, with large lush fronds fan faring at the top of a lean branchless trunk. Typically you would find them in tropical locations yet they make up a rainforest or dot a desert, and they are nearly always a symbol of a very cool holiday destination.
Historically, in some cultures they symbolized victory, peace and fertility. They are noted 30 times in the bible and 22 times in the Quran. Coming from Goulburn NSW, Palm Sunday was the closest I came to a palm frond, folding separate leaves into crosses that we would cherish for months until they decomposed.
When I moved to the Top End, arriving in the ‘wet’, I did not expect it to be so lush and tropical. Tall regal palms, along with big steel mesh fences, were the features of every suburban house… and dogs!
Adore Arbor depicts the clustering of the palms and their almost structured leafy glade. Feather leaves, soft and lush, creating a natural arbor that provide respite in the hot humidity of the tropics.
Infra red photograph 45 X 30cm
Infrared photograph. 45 X 30cm
Infra red photograph 45 X 30cm
Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts & Culture Centre hosts the prestigious Katherine Prize. Recognising excellence in arts and crafts, the Katherine Prize showcases art and craft that reflects the unique characteristics of the region. Each year I submit an entry of a Top End landscapes. LOVE.
Ink on canvas, 100 X 52cm
Winner of 2013 Katherine Art Prize
Ink on canvas, triptych 100 X 45cm
Highly Commended 2012
Ink on canvas, 100 X 52cm 2014
Ink on canvas 80X47cm 2015
