is related to my sense of place, to my land and its contradictions. It continued my exploration of those  formal concerns, colour and form. The inspiration was the vast landscape of North West Australia with its rugged landforms which contrast so remarkably with the delicate colouration observed in the dawn or evening skies. It is a celebration of the beauty that can be found in even the harshest of terrain. Contrasts and visual contradictions have long fascinated me. The implication that something is not what it appears to be is contained within the work. Hard stone is used for soft pillow shapes, illusory shadows in grooves appear to constrain.

This work was shown at Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney, and Galerie am Graben Vienna in 1983, in Galerie Dusseldorf in Perth, Gallery 62 in Newcastle, and Narek Gallery ACT in  1984.