DAVID PRESTON

Australian Landscapes and Flowers
Paintings, Linocuts and Drawings

11th October - 13th November, 2003

Daffodils, Oil on Board, 122 x 91cm

David Preston paints the landscape because he can't escape it's presence. He is obsessed by its beauty. The challenge for him is to see the land objectively, yet to simultaneously render his subjective response to nature. It would seem an impossible task to be at once so clinical and yet so heartfelt in approach, he manages this balance gracefully and draws us into his privileged world of sensitivity and subtle tones.

Bush Billabong, Oil on Board, 122 x 273cm

Bellingen, Oil on Board, 91 x 121cm

Nimbin Rocks, Oil on Canvas, 116 x 116cm

Bottlebrush, Oil on Belgian Linen, 110 x 110cm

Hill to the North East, Oil on Canvas, 116 x 116cm

Tuntable Creek, North Coast, Oil on Canvas, 116 x 116cm

Hawkesbury River, Hillside, Oil on Canvas, 118 x 118cm

Still Life - Flowers II, Oil on Canvas, 101 x 76cm

The Swan, Linocut A/P & A/P, 42 x 92cm

Small Iris, Linocut 1/50, 49 x 42cm

Norfolks in the Park, Linocut A/P, 52 x 45cm

Poincienna in the Park, Linocut 20/99, 49 x 65cm

Repentance Creek, Linocut A/P, 50 x 54cm