Sometimes you see an art exhibition and it just makes your heart sing. Mary Tonkin's show 'Two spots' (4- 23 August 2015) at Australian Galleries is a stunningly beautiful show. These lushly painted landscapes need to be seen in real life as pictures don't do them justice. Enjoy the pictures.
Mary Tonkin, 'Two spots', Australian Galleries
(Left to Right) Mary Tonkin, Between two logs…, 2014, oil on linen 54 x 487 cm & Mary Tonkin, Above the white gums…, 2014, oil on linen, 54 x 447 cm
(Left to Right) Mary Tonkin, Madre, Kalorama 2008 oil on linen 244 x 508 cm & Mary Tonkin, Impasse, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen, 41 x 66 cm
Mary Tonkin, Above the white gums…, 2014, oil on linen, 54 x 447 cm
Mary Tonkin, Buffeted, Above the…, 2015, oil on linen, 73 x 182 cm
Mary Tonkin, Days like this, Kalorama, 2014, oil on linen, 58 x 77 cm
Mary Tonkin, Flow, Kalorama, 2014, oil on linen, 45 x 63 cm
Mary Tonkin, Impasse, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen 41 x 66 cm
Mary Tonkin, On the edge (for Jess)…, 2014, oil on linen, 53 x 60 cm
Mary Tonkin, Sparkle, Kalorama, 2014, oil on linen, 30 x 40 cm
Mary Tonkin, Witness, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen, 41 x 55 cm
Mary Tonkin, Totem, Kalorama, 2009, oil on linen, 36 x 36 cm
Mary Tonkin, Gully study 1, Kalorama, 2002, pencil on paper, 38 x 57 cm