Creating the ‘White Salt Nets’ for Wynnum

Our clients had just moved from Melbourne and wanted to commission a special piece for their beautiful new home in Wynnum. They had seen another recent piece and loved the style, but wanted the tones to be deeper, including ultramarine blues, pinks and a dash of lilac. I went over to their home to see the space it would be created for, and we decided on the right size for the wall and surrounds. Given they like to re-hang their collection from time to time, we also created it to be hung in landscape or portrait orientation.

The nets are a reference to how we are all connected, and is influenced by the bilum weaving technique I grew up with in Papua New Guinea.

To the client, who loves spending time on his boat, the painting felt like fishing nets in the deep water.

The painting took around four weeks to make and included layers of oil pigments in a delicious wax medium. The colours and textures developed until the perfect balance in the base of the painting was achieved. Then, painting the detail of the netting started. This is the part that is almost like a meditation.

‘White Salt Nets’ for Wynnum, Oil and Wax Medium on Canvas, 180 x 120cm, 2021

Once complete, we framed the commission art in a Tasmanian oak float frame, which finished it perfectly. Filled with textural detail and layers of colour, this piece brings a contemporary contrast to the client’s lovely antique pieces. It is perfect for their seaside home.

Please reach out if you would like to know more about the process, or if you would enjoy having a custom painting made especially for you.

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This Land That Holds Our Souls [Open for Commission]

A$8,900.00

Oil, Acrylic, Japanese ink and wax on superior quality canvas.

150cm (W) x 150cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)

PAINTING SHOWN IS SOLD

This piece is available for commission. Purchase this piece and a similar painting will be created just for you. This is an original, bespoke piece. It will not be exactly the same as shown, however the same process, base design ideas and materials will be used. Please allow 4-8 weeks creation and drying time.

What is our place in this world? Over the last year, our lives became both bigger and smaller. In the context of a global pandemic, our domestic lives played out. We lived and loved. We existed in smaller spaces. While those around us died, others blossomed. An epic human drama continues to play out. Meanwhile, the land underneath us remains.

This Land That Holds Our Souls investigates our connectedness with one another, and with the land we live upon. It portrays an evolving ecosystem, all parts woven together in astonishingly intricate ways. Viewers may recognise the curve of the landscape around Daly's Reach, a section of the Brisbane River named after the artist's forebears.

If you would like to commission a similar piece in a different size or colour palette, please get in touch by email: sarah@dalyandx.com.

Download the price guide here.

We love making art that is perfect for you.

Photography: Eleanor Byrne

Interior design: Marina Hirst Interiors