“The Mornington Peninsula is a wonderfully diverse environment. From the plains of the north, to the rolling hills of Main Ridge and Red Hill, down to Flinders, to the craggy cliff faces of Cape Schanck, Bushrangers Bay and beyond to the sandy tip of the peninsula. I am drawn to the edge, the fringe of the Peninsula landscape, the interface between land and sea and the expansive, panoramic skies which complete the unity of the experience. And that combination fashions the drama of light, space and structure that is forever creating the various moods that are my inspiration.
My walks along the coast are the stimulus for my work. Photography, observational sketches and memory all become the reference points that contribute to the creation of my paintings which are ultimately my connection and my response to this space and all it embraces.
The coastline of Shoreham where the sandstone walls continue to change through natural erosion. A palette of yellow, red and orange starkly contrasts with the large dark pine trees. The journey continues to Flinders with the purples and blues of its basalt outcrops and goes on beyond its point.
I watch the changing light and its impact on the shapes and landscape around me. The dramatic skies looking across from the water’s edge and the embankments and steep overhang of the very edge of this land. Because natural erosion caused by storm and weather impact on this terrain, it changes constantly, and this is part of the transitioning elements shown in my collection of paintings.”
Catherine's 4 part video series, 'An Artist's Journey', was made as part of her recent Artist Residency at Police Point in Portsea.
Watch the whole series here.