Nature Landscape and Florals - Burwood Library

This is a fabulous space tucked away near the train station. You go in through the library entrance then double back and cross a bridge inside, to find yourself in a study area with facilities. A frirned had curated this show so I wanted to see what was happening.

Some surprising finds (see above) like a work by Loraine Simiana that combines a kind of deliberate abstraction with surreal components to create a frozen landscape. The title is reflective of this fact, actually I used the expression before checking the title.

But there were other types of work (see below) like this naturalistic almost scientific portrayal of a n orchid by Tony White.

And then there were Neville Dawson's determinedly figurative but nevertheless expressive studies of tree roots (see below). This one in black and white, another one in colour.

Jennifer Shames' floral study was also expressive, almost embarassingly so (see below). The range of styles on display was compelling.

I also liked Jennifer Mullen's wonderful studies of single flowers (see below). This one in such striking colours, vermillion and aqua. Again, this is a different type of study, abstract and realistic, but not conforming to the dictates of either approach.

The library is also a work of art, pleae go and have  a look at the Burwoon Community Hub some time.