Shirley Peters

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NEW WORK 40 x 40cm plus frames Click thumbnails for details The Forever Glade Wentworth Falls, near Sydney, Australia. Oil on Linen, H122cm x W182cm x D4cm (H48" x W71.6" x D1.5") 2024 ​ Other Genres Bushlands > Waterfalls > Seascapes > Interiors > Urban scapes > Figures > Portraits > Plein Air > Le Tour de France >

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Retrospective Series Series 1: This Change Thing (Little Nippers) Solo Exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia, 2010. ​ Children from the surf life saving clubs in Sydney, Australia, crossed with the Roman Catholic Church in Rome. A semi-biographical concept whereby the awkward juxtaposition of innocent child vs paternalistic authority creates the narrative. Mixed with current issues of global warming, sexism, and sexual abuse, these paintings have multiple meanings. "My mind was spinning with ideas when I composed each image. I charged the paintings to communicate their layers. They will, over time." ​ or ​ Artist Statement A major change in my work developed after a visit to Rome in 2009. Coming from a religious beginning, my experiences as a child within ‘The Church’ became my creative muse. With hindsight I find the perceived authority and solemnity that is represented by the huge, resplendent basilicas very challenging. In my experience, the relationship of the Church to small girls was ambiguous. It ranged from paternalism at best, through indifference to misogyny. My protagonists are young athletes, removed them from their typical backdrops of beaches and parks, and placed into unexpected environments, such as a cathedral or revered museums. My girls are indifferent to their environment, referencing the fixed stares in a Melozzo fresco. Hordes of children running through the Basilica, surfers using the sacred stairs, and swimmers undergoing Little Nippers training in church... these are wonderfully palliating exploits for me. The contrast transports them in importance and gavitas beyond their original status, and creates a juxtaposition of irreverent irrelevance. With “Strange Arcade” I depict a life drawing model in the revered halls of St Peters Basilica, contemplating the carved figures with their intense gestures and loaded symbols. No longer the innocent child, this women, the secular common person, is observing her surrounds, and contemplates the overdressed, complex formalities of the ‘devine’ world. In “Rising Flood Downs Basilica” and “It’s not rocket science, this change thing” I have an added reference to climate change issues, a possible new direction for me. "This Change Thing" Oil on canvas 120 x 100cm Sold Project Name This is your Project description. A brief summary can help visitors understand the context of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start. "This Change Thing" Oil on canvas 120 x 100cm Sold Project Name This is your Project description. Provide a brief summary to help visitors understand the context and background of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start. "This Change Thing" Oil on canvas 120 x 100cm Sold Series 2: The Rocks Group Exhibition: Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia. 2009. The Rocks, Sydney The Rocks: I began 2009 working on an Urban Landscape Industry series, which explored the concept of depth and space of the engineered environment, with reference to the Romantics, and the juxtaposition and role of men and woman in those spaces. Old Town: My trips to The Rocks also resulted in paintings of the “old town” nestled in the new. Views from high looking over the earlier architectural styles, to the modern glass blocks of new Sydney behind. The Cafés in Melbourne After a visit to Melbourne, my preferred genre became the cafes, lanes and people south of the border. I had voyeuristic intent with my camera, photographing the small groups who were huddled under black umbrellas, engrossed in conversation. I also recorded the graffiti that is omnipresent in the city centre. Both elements became subjects for my work. "This Change Thing" Oil on canvas 120 x 100cm Sold Project Name This is your Project description. Provide a brief summary to help visitors understand the context and background of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start. "This Change Thing" Oil on canvas 120 x 100cm Sold Project Name This is your Project description. A brief summary can help visitors understand the context of your work. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start. "This Change Thing" Oil on canvas 120 x 100cm Sold

Cityscapes ​ ​ Old China Arch $420 View of an old Chinese town, which we visited back in the "before covid" times. 20 x 30cm Watercolour on paper Big Little Boats $600 Painted 'en plein air' from Lavender Bay, Sydney. Australia. Acrylic on Paper-40x56cm Sydney Harbour Bridge From Observation Hill $600 I enjoy the view from this iconic place. It shows the rows of houses in the ' Rocks (old town!) plus the bridge and North Sydney beyond. Plein Air Acrylic on Paper 30x80cm Nepean Bridge To the West $800 Painted from the shore of the Nepean, with the sailing club behind and the boats stored on my right. It was a busy afternoon, but fun observing the activity while not being a part of it. I remained focused on that bridge. :-) It is two large sheets and will require framing. Plein Air Acrylic on Paper 57x81cm Ferry Crossing, From Under The Bridge $850 A view of the Sydney Harbour Bridge from near the North Pylon. This was a large sheet of paper, attached to my foam core support. I used wide brushes and big strokes to match the size! The bridge is huge!! The ferry is like a matchbox toy in comparison. Acrylic on Paper en PleinAir finished in studio 84 x 55cm The Lift in Clarence Street. $360 I made a series of paintings of this large crane while there "assisting" my husband with a photographic assignment. It was a dramatic machine and a big lift. PeinAir Watercolour on paper 36 x 26cm Crossing Sydney CBD $400 Watercolour on paper Plein Air 26 x 36cm Lavenda Bay Old Cottages My all time favourite view. I painted this scene often, both for myself and with groups of students. Acrylic on Paper 46x61cm $700 It will require framing. Harbour in Sun and Wind $3200 My largest and most popular harbour painting. Acrylic on watercolour paper, mounted onto canvas. 160 x 100 cm Ready to hang. Sydney Daylight (showing edges) $500 Acrylic on Paper on Canvas 80 x 50 cm (no framing required: ready to Harbour Blue on a Grey Day $500 Acrylic on Paper, mounted onto Canvas. 90x57cm Summer Rain $660 Acrylic on paper, mounted onto stretched canvas Size 65 x 90cm Lavender Bay Acrylic on paper, painted "en plein air". 70 x 50cm Boat Haven At Gladesville Acrylic on canvas 90 x 60cm $770 Harbour Light Acrylic on paper. Mounted onto canvas.Does it need framing? No. 160 x 100 cm $1600 Sails at the Rocks 120 x 90cm Oil on Canvas $3200 The Train to Yosemite Oil on canvas 150 x 120cm $3200 View under Ryde Bridge 90 x 50cm Oil on Canvas Plein air $900 Hunters Hill: The Story 100 x 100cm Oil on Canvas $650 The Poker Game View down a lane in China. Oil on Canvas 90 x 60 cm $1240 Time to Go? A small farmer's house in China Oil on Canvas 91.5 x 60.8 cm $1240 The Barber A painting from my trip to China. Oil on Canvas 89 x 65 cm $1240 Lockdown-sm.jpg "Lockdown" My entry for the Sulman Prize. 180cm x 120cm, oil on canvas 2008 – 2021 Available at the "Real Refuse" Tap Gallery 259 Riley Street Surry Hills NSW $2500 Chorus of Time Underground reservoir. 150 x 80cm approx $2800 Subterranean Sightlines Surveyers checking for wall movement in the 130+ year old structure. 150 x 80cm Oil on Canvas $2800

Figures and Portrait

Recent Pantings Abundant Water Time, Tide and Decay The World Beneath Sydney Blues This Change Thing Travel The Rocks Le Tour de France Abstract

Gallery of Previous Paintings Landscapes Cityscapes Figurative Flowers Le Tour de France

NFT - Non Fungible Token ​ ​ "Pool of Siloam" Click Here to see the full length version. "On Way to Nepean" Click Here to see the full length video "Flooding Cascades " (Click here to see the NFT ​ Weeping Rock Waterfall NFT Play Video Facebook Twitter Pinterest Tumblr Copy Link Link Copied "Weeping Rock" NFT: Bought by a collector, now for re-sale NFTs are digital art that people can buy, trade, or sell. It’s an exciting new field for “editions” of an artwork, a bit like printmaking. I’m taking my traditional paintings, adding a few subtle animations, and up-loading the movie as a Non-Fungible Token. My NFTs are single editions. Only one copy is available. ​ My first NFT sold for $200 and is now being resold with a price of $3000+. The opportunity to make a profit for the Collector is real, and the 10% royalty that goes to the artist for each transaction is also welcome. ​ These are for sale: click the link to see them on Rarible or Opensea. ​ My public address is: 0x65410f8632C128224fC3e5a6dfE922705c9aB6Fb ​ ​ HOW TO CREATE NFTs: on my blog. scroll back to Feb 28, 2022 ​

Abstract Art – Creative Expression Slowly moving towards abstraction. These paintings are experimental. I am searching for my style, my 'language'. Contact me if you'd like to invest in my early abstracts! (not in the shop atm) Recherche Cold Waves II $2600 Memories of my trip to Recherche Bay, where the water was crystal clear and aqua over the sands. I imagine it would be wild in a storm, although daily calm when we were there. 89 x 106cm Acrylic on Canvas 2021 On a dark wall. I'm confident that this painting would look good on any colour wall. In this case, I have a dark lounge room, and I really like the contrast. Rendered Silence (Rock Garden at Launceston) $3200 Memory of Tasmania. We camped at large park on the outskirts of Launceston, and I enjoyed painting the water gardens that surrounded the campsite. Acrylic on canvas, 117 x 121cm 2021 On a brick wall A bright, happy painting that has a structural, controlled feeling. Boat Harbour Acrylic on canvas. 180 x 120cm 2021 (sold) I like to give a nudge to content in the name. Boat Harbour on customer's wall Boat Harbour on customer's wall