WARATAH LAHY
Autumn Shroud
Watercolour 46 x 37cm
My practice focuses on transformative moments, details from my everyday surroundings that speak to a bigger story. Conversely, I recreate these big moments into small or miniature watercolours, a sometimes contradictory medium equally capable of portraying strength, delicacy, vibrancy and subtlety. The scenes I paint are gleaned from the familiar and the everyday and speak of both isolation and points of connection. I observe patterns of growth and change while recording moments accidental beauty and quiet significance.
Autumn Shroud depicts an autumnal twilight garden, swathed in grey netting. Golden yellow leaves fall in the foreground and elliptical pink clouds hover above. It’s a dreamy scene: signs and symbols of what has passed and what is still to come. This painting talks about what is hidden and what can be revealed in time, or to those who pay attention.
Autumn Shroud depicts an autumnal twilight garden, swathed in grey netting. Golden yellow leaves fall in the foreground and elliptical pink clouds hover above. It’s a dreamy scene: signs and symbols of what has passed and what is still to come. This painting talks about what is hidden and what can be revealed in time, or to those who pay attention.