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Last Updated: Friday, 28 April 2023 12:21

Published: Friday, 28 April 2023 12:15

Toowoomba-based artist Natasha Wills will take viewers on a sensory exploration of local floral and micro landscapes in her exhibition, Post Nature, which is on display at the Crows Nest Gallery from May 3-28, 2023.

Natasha draws inspiration from ordinary landscapes and the collection of organic and found objects gathered while on walking explorations of Crows Nest.

Over several months, these objects and reflections, experiences and memories became a collection of paintings and multi-media works.

A series of small works on paper tells the beginning of her journey, using memory and imagination to re-envision the local landscape.

There is a contemplated progression away from the linear lines and flat micro landscapes of the painted studies, into the larger mixed media works where the suggestion of space and depth is introduced.

“This culminates in the larger abstract paintings and acrylic works on paper reframing the local landscape motif from the smaller works into an architectural composition. The works still retain the random restlessness of nature that the artist has captured,” friend and artist Angela Mottram said.

Natasha, who lives and creates her work in the Toowoomba Region, has been a practising artist for more than 20 years.

The exhibition’s Meet the Artist event is on Saturday, May 13 at 11am.

This is a free event and no bookings are required.

For more information, please see: https://events.tr.qld.gov.au/component/jevents/99570/exhibition-post-nature-natasha-wills?Itemid=289

Enquiries about the exhibition can be directed to Crows Nest Gallery on 4698 1687 or crowsnestart@tr.qld.gov.au

Crows Nest Gallery, at the corner of the New England Highway and William Street is open from 10.30am to 3.30pm Wednesday to Sunday. It is closed on Monday, Tuesday and public holidays.

Image: Natasha WILLS / Untitled 2023 / acrylic on archival paper / 111 x 222cm / © Natasha Wills