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Desert Sonnet Series

The pieces in this exhibition are from my current Desert Sonnet Series, inspired by a journey across the Tanami Desert. The particular idea I’m exploring here is that while ‘Desert’ sounds like a harsh and unforgiving place, it’s surprising what she opens up and gives a home to – the life that seems absent at first glance but is pulsing through everything. Employing layering techniques, scratched, stencilled and painted symbols, I’ve attempted to recreate the sensation of the things we sense, but cannot see; and to capture the calm softness which is unexpected in a harsh landscape. This sonnet, written as I traveled through the desert, was the initial spark for this body of work: Like long forgotten headstones, anthills stand, Shoulder to shoulder, far as I can see, They witness many tracks made in the sand, By seekers in the quest of feeling free. The wind, whispering through the desert oaks, To quiet contemplation beckons I, Ideas I may have wisdom are just jokes. I’m feeling small under this vast blue sky. The wattle, blooming, waves her golden limbs. A tiny bird hunts insects for her chick. A stillness falls as this day’s end begins, And slowly stars, the night sky, start to prick. But freedom doesn’t come without a cost, To hunt for wisdom, first we must get lost.

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  1. The Silence of Stars: Hot Days, Clear Nights by Tracey Hewitt, Image 1.

    The Silence of Stars: Hot Days, Clear Nights

    Acrylic, charcoal and oil pastel on canvas

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  2. Waiting For The Stranger To Go by Tracey Hewitt, Image 2.

    Waiting For The Stranger To Go

    Acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal and pen on canvas

    12 x 12 in (30.48 x 30.48 cm)

  3. Lonely Water by Tracey Hewitt, Image 2.

    Lonely Water

    Acrylic, charocal, oil pastel on canvas

    24 x 36 in (60.96 x 91.44 cm)

  4. Hunting For Wisdom by Tracey Hewitt, Image 1.

    Hunting For Wisdom

    Acrylic,charcoal & oil pastel, on canvas

    12 x 12 x 2 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 5.08 cm)

  5. Corrugation and the Calm, Image 4.

    Corrugation and the Calm

    Acrylic,charcoal & oil pastel, on canvas

    12 x 12 x 2 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 5.08 cm)

  6. Seeker, Image 4.

    Seeker

    Acrylic,charcoal & oil pastel, on canvas

    12 x 12 x 2 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 5.08 cm)

  7. Quest, Image 1.

    Quest

    Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas

    12 x 12 x 2 in (30.48 x 30.48 x 5.08 cm)