The Bommie – 100 x 100cm
Oil on canvas, framed in Tasmanian Oak
The Bommie depicts the large waves that often appear above the horizon when viewed from Dee Why out over to Long Reef on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
The Bommie takes its name from the Aboriginal word 'bombora' - which refers to an outcrop of a coral reef or rock formation, often resembling a column, higher than the surrounding platform of reef or rock and which may be partially exposed at low tide.
The reef is Long Reef Aquatic Reserve and is the oldest aquatic reserve with some of the oldest exposed sediments on the coastline in New South Wales.
Depth and perspective are challenged as these huge powerful waves never fail to impress and defy what an art student is taught about perspective and a level horizon.
The sea dominates my composition with the circular movement of the water's surface and three huge powerful waves forming, playfully mirroring homage to another source of inspiration - The Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.
Where The Great Wave of Kanagawa depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre and Mount Fuji visible in the background. In The Bommie, the sea also dominates with 3 waves forming from the right-hand side of the composition the violence of the great waves contrasting with the serenity of the empty sky background.
The great wave influenced several Western artists that I also admire including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, so it was a great joy to create this artwork.
Oil on canvas, framed in Tasmanian Oak
The Bommie depicts the large waves that often appear above the horizon when viewed from Dee Why out over to Long Reef on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
The Bommie takes its name from the Aboriginal word 'bombora' - which refers to an outcrop of a coral reef or rock formation, often resembling a column, higher than the surrounding platform of reef or rock and which may be partially exposed at low tide.
The reef is Long Reef Aquatic Reserve and is the oldest aquatic reserve with some of the oldest exposed sediments on the coastline in New South Wales.
Depth and perspective are challenged as these huge powerful waves never fail to impress and defy what an art student is taught about perspective and a level horizon.
The sea dominates my composition with the circular movement of the water's surface and three huge powerful waves forming, playfully mirroring homage to another source of inspiration - The Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.
Where The Great Wave of Kanagawa depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre and Mount Fuji visible in the background. In The Bommie, the sea also dominates with 3 waves forming from the right-hand side of the composition the violence of the great waves contrasting with the serenity of the empty sky background.
The great wave influenced several Western artists that I also admire including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, so it was a great joy to create this artwork.
Oil on canvas, framed in Tasmanian Oak
The Bommie depicts the large waves that often appear above the horizon when viewed from Dee Why out over to Long Reef on Sydney's Northern Beaches.
The Bommie takes its name from the Aboriginal word 'bombora' - which refers to an outcrop of a coral reef or rock formation, often resembling a column, higher than the surrounding platform of reef or rock and which may be partially exposed at low tide.
The reef is Long Reef Aquatic Reserve and is the oldest aquatic reserve with some of the oldest exposed sediments on the coastline in New South Wales.
Depth and perspective are challenged as these huge powerful waves never fail to impress and defy what an art student is taught about perspective and a level horizon.
The sea dominates my composition with the circular movement of the water's surface and three huge powerful waves forming, playfully mirroring homage to another source of inspiration - The Great Wave off Kanagawa (1831) by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai.
Where The Great Wave of Kanagawa depicts three boats moving through a storm-tossed sea, with a large, cresting wave forming a spiral in the centre and Mount Fuji visible in the background. In The Bommie, the sea also dominates with 3 waves forming from the right-hand side of the composition the violence of the great waves contrasting with the serenity of the empty sky background.
The great wave influenced several Western artists that I also admire including Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, so it was a great joy to create this artwork.
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This artwork was created in Holly’s unique gestural and impressionistic style using oil paint and varnish on premium canvas.
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