Outing to Camperdown for Graham Marchant show

Sunday was busy but Graham Marchant’s delightful landscapes entertained when we visited Artsite Contemporary. I found a parking spot nearby and we walked along streets decorated with flowers to the gallery, which is in an old Deco brick building on a corner with round steps outside.

‘The Mist that Follows Rain’ featured works about Leura, where the artist lives. He’d previously lived in the Balmain area of Sydney but originally is from the UK. Marchant came over to talk with Bronwen and I and I snapped this shot of ‘Valley of the Waters, Blue Mountains’ which is a large watercolour (121cm by 91cm framed size) that had been hung around the corner at the back of the space.

Virginia turned up also as I’d mentioned that we were going to be there, so the afternoon was spent in conversation. I think about 40 people were at the opening, for which I’d booked online the previous evening.

The gallerist noted as we talked that often painters from overseas bring their colour palette with them when they travel, and certainly Marchant’s works are notable for bright colours. The amount of detail, as you can see in the upper-right corner of the work above, is also striking. In one watercolour yellow flowers blend with patterns of a quilt, and blue flowers merge with the branches of trees in the background.

It was an enjoyable afternoon of socialising, so do come along next time we go somewhere, I’ll be putting notifications on social media. If you know someone who you think should follow us feel free to let them know where to find our online presence.