WARATAH LAHY
New Growth
Watercolour and gouache on paper 44 x 35cm
NFS
My practice focuses on transformative moments and the passing of time. I paint details from my surroundings and everyday moments that speak to a bigger story. Conversely, I recreate these big moments as small watercolours, a sometimes contradictory medium as equally capable of portraying strength and vibrancy as it is of delicacy and subtlety.
New Growth depicts a fleeting moment of adolescence. A teenager (my son) has his back turned to the viewer, his skin youthful and unblemished. In contrast, the skeletal branches of a winter frangipani and the shadowed lines of weathered panelling provide a counterpoint to a transitory time.
New Growth depicts a fleeting moment of adolescence. A teenager (my son) has his back turned to the viewer, his skin youthful and unblemished. In contrast, the skeletal branches of a winter frangipani and the shadowed lines of weathered panelling provide a counterpoint to a transitory time.