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Caroline Calway

Colourful Conversations 

23 October – 15 November 2024

Scones + Meet the Artist: 2 November 2024 from 1-2pm

Artist Talk: 2 Nov 1-2pm

Caroline Calway, a Fine Art graduate from the UK, rekindled her passion for painting after moving to Australia in 1999. After a 10-year hiatus, she joined a local art class in 2005, which provided a nurturing environment for her to rediscover her artistic voice. Through this group, she has participated in numerous exhibitions and found a space to explore techniques and develop her personal style.

Calway’s artistic journey was heavily influenced by the work of Hans Hofmann, particularly his “Push-Pull” theory, which explores the interaction of colours and shapes. Seeing his painting Pompeii at the Tate inspired her direction as an artist, particularly in her use of vibrant, dynamic colour.

Her love for the Australian landscape, especially after a 14-week journey through the Kimberley and Gibb River Road, has been a major source of inspiration. The colours, textures, and light of these vast natural spaces have captivated her, and she enjoys creating series of works based on specific locations, allowing her to delve deeply into the details of each scene.

For this exhibition, Calway focuses on Karijini National Park, located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The rugged beauty of this landscape, with its red rock chasms, gorges, and waterfalls, presents both a challenge and an opportunity for her to translate its tranquillity, colours, and textures onto canvas.

Colour is central to Calway’s work. She is passionate about creating unique colour combinations that convey the feelings she experienced in nature. Her process is about exploration and expression, where abstraction and figuration blend to create harmonious compositions. She aims to invite viewers into a world where they can discover their own narratives, interpreting the ambiguous spaces she creates.

In this exhibition, Calway has focused on negative spaces, using the intensity of bold colour and restraining detail to create powerful compositions. Each canvas represents a colourful conversation, with dynamic brushstrokes and gestural compositions that reflect her evolving artistic exploration. Through her work, she aims to communicate and share her conversations with nature and the boundless possibilities of colour and form.

 

 View Caroline Calway’s CV

 

BLUE: Honesty and Loyalty
105cm x 155cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on canvas 2023
$4,500
OCHRE: Glow of the Sun
95cm x 135cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2023
$3,500

TURQUOISE: Soothing
85cm x 100cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2024
$2,150

WHITE: Purity and Innocence
155cm x 106cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on canvas 2024
$4,500

LIGHT BLUE: Spiritual and Infinite
85cm x 100cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2023
sold

MINT: Cool and Clean
85cm x 100cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2023
$2,150

ORANGE: Energy and Heat
85 x 100cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2023

sold

 

GREEN: Nature and Environment
93cm x 133cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2023
$3,500

YELLOW: Courage
105cm x 155cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2024
$4,500

OCHRE: Dirt of the Earth
135cm x 95cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
Oil on Linen
sold

Fuchsia: Spring and Renewal
125cm x 145cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2024
$2,900

CORAL: Positive and Friendly
75cm x 57cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2024
sold

PEACH: Soft and Nurturing
75cm x 57cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on canvas 2024
sold

BROWN: Wholesome and Stable
75cm x 57cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on canvas 2024
sold

PURPLE: Wealth and Happiness
95cm x 135cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2024
sold

AVOCADO: New Beginnings
95cm x 125cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen
$2,900
CHARTREUSE: Bold
95cm x 135cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on linen 2024
$3,500
PINK: Innocence and Fragility
126cm x 156cm
Framed Tasmanian Oak
oil on canvas 2024
$4,900