The Long Walk Back by Yvonne Wells

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ARTIST NOTES: Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas Signed on the front. Frame not included. My father used to take us on very long walks in the Australian Summer heat, in far east Victoria- a place called Swifts Creek. He had gold mining claims there that needed to be staked and maintained. We would walk all day, carrying posts, digging holes, slipping, and sliding up and down deep embankments. Sunset was a welcome sight. The light in the bush would change and we would stumble down back into the valley to camp the night, bony tired, thirsty, and hot. The colour of the sky would wash out and the bush would start to glow in the dipping sun. Essentially this painting is all about light and dark. I adore impressionism and so this was very much about creating changing light in a moment in time in the Australian bush. I also like bendy trees and bushes so they hand to feature there. It's an absolute jewel of a painting - would be stunning as a feature piece on a large wall.

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Artist: Yvonne Wells

ARTIST BIO   Yvonne Wells is an Australian artist of many talents. She has always followed a path of creative pursuits and moves between two creative places- painting and drawing Her paintings are opulent, dramatic and intensely colourful, while her drawings are conversely, free in structure, light and quite subtle. Yvonne is inspired by the drama and earthy tones of old Renaissance paintings witnessed in France and her travels around the world. Her paintings are intensely coloured, hyper exposed, organic images that drift out of the darkness. Her drawings focus more on wildlife both here in Australia and overseas. She is a curious artist and dabbles in many mediums and techniques. "Creating luscious , rich coloured paintings and drawings that vibrate with life, is always a joy for the soul. " Yvonne enjoys the process of creating all of her works. The excitement she feels when inspired by the subject matter, buoys her through those challenging times of a painting when all looks lost, only to find with persistence that it was there all along. Yvonne has also created works through commissions on canvas , on paper and as murals ( wallart). Her past pieces can be found on her website. EXHIBITIONS- PAINTING AND DRAWINGG Loddon Valley Arts Trail - Octopus and Queen- Tarnagulla Victoria "Bird" 2023 The Tiny Towns Arts Trail- Octopus and Queen- Tarnagulla Victoria "Little Creatures" 2023 The Tiny Towns Arts Trail- Octopus and Queen- Tarnagulla Victoria 2021 Bendigo Art Show - Bendigo Town Hall Victoria 2021 Buninyong Art Prize ( Inaugural)- Buninyong Victoria 2019 Award - Highly commended The Country Garden, The Provedore- Talbot Victoria 2019 Vegruit, The Provedore- Talbot Victoria 2018 The Tiny Towns Arts Trail, Matilda's of Tarnagulla Victoria 2017 , 2019 Flipism, The Laneway Artspace- St Kilda Victoria 2017 Immerse 2017, Knox City Immerse- Knox City Victoria 2017 Influences Georgia O'Keefe, Pieter Wagemans, Claire Basler View works by Yvonne Wells in Sorrento Art Show