Lot #3CHANTELLE STEWART Ash Country

The timed auction ends Thursday July 9th at 8:00pm. Whoever holds the highest bid at the auction closing time wins.

Chantelle Stewart

Ash Country, 2026

Acrylic and mixed media on canvas

Height 145 cm x Width 125 cm

Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity

Starting Bid: $2,800

This work began outdoors in the bushland of Allambie Heights on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, where the first marks were made using charcoal gathered from the ground following a recent back-burn. Working directly within the landscape, the surface developed through loose gestures, smoke-darkened marks and earthy tones responding to the terrain around it. The painting was later returned to the studio, where further layers of acrylic and mixed media were built slowly over time. Moving between field and studio allowed the work to shift away from direct observation, becoming less about a specific location and more about the physical memory of land. Darkened charcoals and mineral pigments sit against softer colours. As with much of Chantelle’s landscape practice, the work emerged through an intuitive process of building, scraping and reworking the surface, allowing fragments of terrain and atmosphere to gradually surface.