Michelle Harvey
Under Clouds That Promise Rain, 2024
Acrylic with mixed media details on canvas. Ready to hang and framed in an oak timber frame. The painting has been sealed with an archival acrylic varnish with UV protection.
Height 51 cm x Width 51 cm
Artwork is framed and ready to hang & comes with certificate of authenticity
A moody sky above an expressive valley landscape inspired by my love of dramatic light and big skies. My landscapes are pulled from memory and imagination. I am interested in the ethereal quality of light and the sensation of seeing a place, rather than the place itself. Created with many layers of softly blended paint to build delicate details and depth.
Artist Bio: Michelle is a landscape painter whose work is deeply informed by the wonder and awe of a vast, ever-changing landscape. Her practice is rooted in memory and intuition, painting atmospheric scenes of light, movement, and feelings of a place. She rarely paints the likeness of a place but rather the essence of the place so you'll feel like you've been there too. An avid traveller, she is easily stopped in her tracks with the wonder of nature. Sitting on a beach to watch a sunset until the very last hint of light disappears. A daydreamer, she always looking out for awe and the sublime.
Michelle primarily works with acrylics, using delicate glazes and layers to achieve depth and luminosity, evoking the feeling of being within the landscape rather than observing it.
Her sense of drama and wild romanticism was nurtured by youthful ballet training and a childhood in country NSW where time spent in the scrubby bushland, cooling off on river banks on forty degree days and the cicada soundtrack cemented a love and nostalgia for big skies and vast landscapes.