ELIZABETH E RILEY

I live in Albany on the side of Kondenup (Mt Clarence). All my artworks are a response to this beautiful landscape.

Moonlight – Mt Kondenup reflects the mystery and ghostly beauty of the bush at night – the moonlight fracturing the scrub, trees and massive boulders, the dense leaf litter underfoot, the muffled sounds of this hillside environment.

The materials I have used are all natural stretched Belgian linen (which I generally paint on), raw silk, cottons, linens and hemp threads; the gauze dabs (appliqued) to acknowledge healing and care of the landscape. 

I have been painting, sculpting and hand working for forty seven years. Most work I do is based in the landscape, the surfaces and textures – the micro describing the macro. I seek to express the fragility and beauty of the environment and our effect upon the world around us.