Nz Coast Lesley_tannahill

Creative Rationale

Off the eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, where the Tasman Sea meets the Pacific, high humidity and gentle precipitation create conditions ripe for palimpsest-like layering. The significant temperature anomaly and moderate pressure gradient translate into compositions where chaotic gestural marks break through more structured underlying layers, while the moderate wind speed generates scraped, worked surfaces beneath. The near-saturated air allows previous painted layers to show through with ghostly translucency, punctuated by subtle drip marks that suggest the passage of time and weather.