WHERE THE LAND AND SEA ENTWINE
Averill Lawler
01- 31 MARCH 2024
I grew up on the shores of the Derwent River where the estuary morphs into Storm Bay. My playground was the sand dunes and a curious series of rockpools with a small rocky reef only visible when the tide is at its lowest ebb. In this place, golden rocks shine through the water and play with the turquoise and sea greens of the river.
This exhibition, Where the Land and Sea Entwine, started with a series of small paintings of my childhood rockpools. I see them and think of the hours spent exploring, playing, spotting tiny translucent baitfish, sand crabs under the rocks, anemones. The pools full of Neptune’s Necklace, tiny white barnacles, limpets and mussels. These seascapes, so dear to me, are echoed along the coastline of lutruwita/Tasmania and are quite universal too.
These works offer an exploration of places where the land and sea entwine. I have ventured (through paint) to the places that I find myself returning to again and again. Sometimes it is the utterly beguiling way that water catches the light in the shallows and casts rainbows and cascades across the rock pools. Other times it is about the light in the sky or the power of the waves as they are whipped by the wind.
My local beaches now are Taroona and Hinsby Beaches and they have that little bit of wild about them, even though they are in the suburbs. Here my kids and I collect shells, go rockhopping, watch the waves roll in and explore the minutiae of the shallows. There is often seaweed washed ashore. These nearby places are juxtaposed with those more distant, like Wineglass Bay, with its sparkling turquoise water, white sand and the ancient presence of granite mountains that overlook it.
There are also my favourite wild places, The Friendly Beaches, Calvert’s Beach and Pirates Bay with their piles of kelp, powerful water and sculptural landforms shaped by the elements. Standing on the shore at low tide, the golden swathes of bull kelp are mesmerising. Places where I feel the power of nature have shaped the choice of works in this show. They reflect our everyday interactions with place and explore our relationship with lutruwita/Tasmania. I hope they evoke a sense of that for you too.
Coming up at Wild Island...
2024 EXHIBITION PROGRAM
April: Georgina Richmond, 'Reflecting on Nature', Solo Show
May: Peter Gill, Solo Show
June/ July: 'Ocean', Group Show
August: Andy Hoggins, Solo Show
September: Julie Stoneman, Solo Show
October: TBC
November: TBC Grant Dixon, Solo Show
December: Annual Summer Group Show
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Time of Sea and Salt,Pirates BayAverill LawlerOil on Linen121 cm x 91cmWhere the Land and Sea Entwine, 1-31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Turquoise and Granite 1,Wineglass BayAverill LawlerOil on Linen152 cm x 76 cmWhere the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the...
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Where Molluscs Cluster,TaroonaAverill LawlerOil on Linen86 cm x 36 cmWhere the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 30 November 2022I grew up on the shores of...
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Shifting Tides, TaroonaAverill LawlerOil on Linen 66cm x 51cmWhere the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores of the...
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WindsweptStorm BayAverill Lawler Oil on wooden panel50 cm diameterWhere the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores of the...
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Tangle,Bull Kelp, Pirates BayAverill LawlerOil on linen66 cm x 51 cmWhere the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Where the Land and Sea Entwine,Calverts Beach, Storm BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel50cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew...
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Sculpture Ashore,Bull Kelp, Pirates BayAverill LawlerOil on linen61 cm x 36 cm Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on...
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Turquoise and Granite 2Wineglass BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel50 cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the...
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Kelp Strand,Taroona BeachAverill LawlerOil on linen61 cm x 36 cm Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Swept AwayMaingon Bay, Tasman PeninsulaAverill lawlerOil on wooden panel30 cm square Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Flow TideThe Friendly BeachesAverill LawlerOil on Linen61 cm x 30 cm Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the...
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Where Rockpools GlistenOpossum BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel30 cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Sway with me,Pirates BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel30 cm square Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Light and Shadow PlayMercury Passage from Maria IslandAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel30 cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up...
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Golden Kelp Tangle, Ecklonia radiataPirates BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel 30cm square Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the...
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Between me and the Restless SeaThe Friendly BeachesAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel25 cm x 20 cm Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I...
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CloudburstDennes PointAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel25 cm x 20 cm Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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As the Rain Sweeps InTaroonaAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel20 cm diameterWhere the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Where Water Dances Over Golden StonesOpossum BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel20 cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on...
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White CapsStorm BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel20 cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores of...
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Salt in the AirThe Friendly BeachesAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel20 cm square Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on...
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Rockhopping at Low TideOpossum BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel20 cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the...
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Out to Sea,Storm BayAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel20 cm diameter Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on the shores...
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Catching the Last LightThe Friendly BeachesAverill LawlerOil on wooden panel20 cm square Where the Land and Sea Entwine, 1- 31 March 2024I grew up on...
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