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ORIGINAL ARTWORK by ROBERT STRACHAN

THE PAINTINGS HERE ALTERNATE BETWEEN REEF AND RAINFOREST POINT OF DEPARTURE.
SOME OF THEM ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
OR HAVE ALREADY BEEN SOLD, (INDICATED BY A RED ASTERIX*).
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME TO DISCUSS THE
PAINTINGS, POSSIBLE SALES OR PERHAPS A COMMISSION.

I'M VERY OFTEN STRUCK BY SOME OF THE
LEAVES IN THE FOREST. SOME OF THEM
ARE HUGE! WHETHER BRIGHT GREEN WITH
LIFE, OR A RICH BROWN OF DECAY, THEY ARE
ALWAYS VERY INTERESTING, SMALL OR LARGE.
LOOKING CLOSE AT THE TINY VEINS AND
DETAILS OF A LEAF IS WHAT THIS PAINTING
IS ABOUT. ADMITTEDLY, I WENT A LITTLE
OVER THE TOP WITH THE DETAIL, BUT
JUST FELT THAT IT NEEDED IT.

BIG LEAF WITH QUANDONGS 1400 X 1200 *

LIZARD ISLAND IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE OFF THE
COAST OF FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND. EMBEDDED
LIKE A GRANITE JEWEL IN THE TURQUOISE
OF THE REEF, IT'S WELL WORTH THE EFFORT AND
EXPENSE TO GET THERE. THIS PAINTING, THOUGH
RELATIVELY SMALL, MANAGES TO CONJURE
UP MUCH OF THE LUMINOUS DELIGHT OF THE
ISLAND, THE LAGOON & SOME OF THE VIBRANT LIFE.

LIZARD ISLAND 1 1000 X 900 *

THIS PAINTING HAD IT'S SOURCE IN A WALK WITH
FRIENDS UP KAURI CREEK. IT'S BEST TO WALK
BAREFOOT ON THE COARSE GRANITE SAND RIGHT
IN THE CREEK ITSELF, AS IT WINDS UPSTREAM
AMIDST THE RAINFOREST. SPLASHING THROUGH
THE ANKLE DEEP WATER, DODGING
WAIT-A-WHILE AND SOAKING IN THE PLAY OF
LIGHT AND SHADOW UPON THE BRIGHT COLOURS
OF THE MANY DIFFERENT FRUITS AND LEAVES
DRIFTING ALONG IN THE CLEAR WATER.

KAURI CREEK LIGHT 1000 X 900 *

THE RECURRING PATTERNING OF
INTRICATE CONVOLUTIONS IN MANY
CORALS AND FISH IS ONE OF THE MOST INTRUIGING THINGS YOU SEE OUT
ON THE REEF.

WHILE NOT STRICTLY FRACTAL, I WANTED
TO TRY AND TAKE THE CLASSIC 'BRAIN CORAL'
PATTERN THROUGH SEVERAL LEVELS OF
SCALE IN THIS PAINTING, GIVING THE
OBSERVER SOMETHING OF THE
BREATAKING ENTHRALLMENT
WHICH OVERHWELMS YOU
OUT ON THE REEF.

FRACTAL CONVOLUTIA 1400 X 1200

THE DEEP, GLOWING BLUE OF
'CORALINE CONFIGURATION' SURROUNDS
A CENTRAL MAZE OF BRAIN CORAL WHICH
FADES OUTWARD BENEATH THE MANY
LAYERS OF A LUMINOUS COBALT BLUE.

CORALINE CONFIGURATION 1400 X 1200 *

'CORALINE RIPPLE' IS ALL ABOUT THE
INTENSELY DETAILED CONVOLUTIONS
OF CORAL PATTERNS BEING WASHED OVER
BY THE RIPPLING EFFECTS OF SUNLIGHT
STREAMING DOWN THROUGH THE LENS OF
THE SHALLOWS OUT ON THE REEF.

CORALINE RIPPLE 1400 X 1200 *

'INFINITE BLUE' HAS A SCALE AND DEPTH WHICH TAKES THE VIEWER RIGHT IN. THE DYNAMIC COMPOSTITION AND SUGGESTIVE ICONOGRAPHY IMPARTS A FEELING OF THE SLIGHTLY OFF-BALANCE BOYANCY OFTEN ENCOUNTERED ON THE REEF.

INFINITE BLUE 1800 X 1500 *

'REEFSCAPE TUMULT' HAS A LIVELY
ENERGY AND ANIMATED COMPOSITION
WHICH SEEMS TO STRIVE TO ESCAPE
THE BOUNDS OF THE PAINTING.

REEFSCAPE TUMULT 1010 X 910 *

WITH WARM LUMINOSITY, 'FORESTLIGHT' HOLDS A SOFT INTIMACY WHICH ALLOWS FOR CONTEMPLATION OF THE ORGANIC FOREST FORMS.

FORESTLIGHT 1000 X 900

PROJECTING A STRONG SENSE
OF VOLUME, DEPTH AND DIVERSITY
'DEEP REEF' MOVES FROM THE MANY-HUED
CLARITY OF THE NEAR SURFACE DOWN INTO
A CHARGED LUMINOSITY OF THE BLUE DEEP.

DEEP REEF 1800 X 1600 *

A TROPICAL MORNING LIGHT ON BANANA LEAVES, REFLECTING THE QUIET CONTRAST BETWEEN THE DEPARTING COOL NIGHT AIR AND
THE WARMTH OF THE COMING DAY.

CORAL COAST MORNING * 1200 X 900

HALSTEAD REEF 2000 X 1000 *

WITH SURGING MOVEMENT AND DEPTH, BALANCED BY LIVELY DETAIL
AND ORGANIC REEFORMS, THIS LARGE REEFSCAPE HAS THE SCALE TO LET THE
EYE WANDER ABOUT AND FEEL THE DYNAMIC VITALITY OF THE REEF EXPERIENCE.

'KAT'S TURTLE IDYLL' IS A RESULT OF
AN EXCHANGE OF EMAILS AND A PHONE CALL
OR TWO WITH A FRIEND WHO HAD SPENT A
FEW DREAMY WEEKS IN COSTA RICA
INCLUDING SEVERAL SPECIAL HOURS
WITH SOME TURTLES ON THE BEACH.

KAT'S TURTLE IDYLL1000 X 800 *

IN THIS ALLEGORICAL

TRILOGY I CALLED 'NATURE ICON',

I STRIVED TO MAKE

THE SIMPLE STATEMENT

THAT AS STEWARDS IN THE WORLD,

WE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN KEEPING

OUR BEAUTIFUL ENVIRONMENT

POISED IN A DELICATE BALANCE.

THROUGH OUR ACTIONS WE CAN

DETERMINE IF OUR NATURAL WORLD IS

HELD SECURE IN OUR HANDS, OR

IS ALLOWED TO SLIP AWAY THROUGH

OUR FINGERS, LEAVING ONLY A

JUMBLED DESTRUCTION.

'NATURE ICON' IS A DEPARTURE

FROM MY USUAL WORK.

THE IDEA OF A MONUMENTAL

HAND HOLDING A FOREST, WHICH

WAS THEN SLOUGHED OFF WITH

THE SIMPLE TWIST OF THE WRIST

JUST CAME TO ME ONE DAY AND I WAS

COMPELLED TO DO IT. THE THIRD

PAINTING, WITH A SMALLER HAND

HOLDING THE SPROUTING SEED IS

INTENDED AS A SYMBOL OF FRESH

PROMISE IN THE LIGHT OF NEW DAY.

NATURE ICON 1 1000 X 850

NATURE ICON 2 1000 X 850

NATURE ICON 3 1000 X 850

THIS PAINTING WAS COMMISSIONED BY A FRIEND WHO GREW UP ON A BANANA FARM. SHE WANTED TO HAVE THE IMAGERY RECALL THE SHAPES AND COLOURS OF THAT TIME.

TRIXIE'S BANANAS 1200 X 900 *