Alive in the Landscape

About

An exhibition of landscape paintings with glimpses of birds and animals by artist Geoffrey Adams.

Alive in the Landscape explores Geoffrey Adams’ fascination with the mystery of landscapes that feature birds and animals, sometimes prominent, but at other times their fleeting beauty almost hidden.

Using multiple layers of thin pigment, Adams slowly builds the texture and colour of each landscape by allowing the paint to run across the canvas in different directions. He often paints the canvases flat, drips pigment from different heights, then lifts and turns the works as the liquid paint forms unusual patterns and colour combinations.

His experimental process can be quite random, often producing unexpected results. Some paintings can take months to complete, with many glazes of thin pigment layered to create unusual colours and textures. Although the technique is prone to mistakes and involves a strong element of chance, it can also produce highly distinctive works that are almost impossible to replicate.

Artist bio

'A graduate of Sydney's National Art School with a major in painting, I’ve been a practising artist for more than 35 years and held exhibitions on subject matter including inner-city bar scenes, chookyard landscapes, river scrub and mangroves.

I paint with sticks, knives and brushes, using a combination of methods including oil glazes and washes, drips and spatter to achieve unusual and distinctive effects. For watercolour and ink studies, I collect ochre pigments from…