New Beginnings - 'Field Notes' series
- Karin Cutler
- Nov 7
- 2 min read
A new series is evolving. I don't necessarily set the intention to start a new series, however, as I explore and reflect, I sometimes feel a pull in a new direction.
Field Notes began as a quiet observation: small, passing details from life on our farm. The weathered sheds leaning into time, the twist of rusted wire, the shapes of cattle and horses in the distance, the texture of bark and rock, golden hour, foliage, the glint of light on a creek after rain.
They’re the things I may not consciously notice on a walk through the paddocks, yet they stay with me, forming a kind of visual memory and connection with the land itself.
These paintings are not about direct representation, but about feeling and memory. A sense of place translated through marks, shapes, textures and layers that hold the echo of what’s been seen and felt.
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The surfaces are built slowly, aged with soft textures, marks, stains, and muted tones, like the landscape itself, weathered and full of quiet stories. Each painting becomes a fragment of observation, a personal record of the beauty found in ordinary things.
These are mixed media pieces, I use a variety of materials such as graphite, oil stick, crayon, charcoal, collage (mostly from my hand made papers), sand, ash, limestone in addition to paint.
I have a lot more started, on their journey, building history through the layers - coming soon:)
In the end, Field Notes is my way of honouring the rhythm of rural life, the connection I feel to the land, the traces of time, work, and weather that leave their mark long after the moment has passed.
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