Clarity After the Storm

We are delighted to announce Clarity After the Storm, a new series of oil paintings by South Coast–based artist Ash Leslie. The works register the changing light that follows a storm, tracing a passage from turbulence to calm.

“This series of work was completed after a long period of stormy weather at the end of winter,” Leslie explains. “As the storm cleared I was taken with the way the sunlight illuminated the landscape in between the patches of passing fog and mist. With hints of spring on the horizon I felt a sense of clarity with the promise of the warm weather to come.”

Ash Leslie’s open-ended process embraces chance and discovery. Layers of oil paint coalesce into forms that hover on the edge of recognition, drifting through diaphanous washes of grey, moss, and blush.

Recognised across Australia, including finalist selections in the Paddington Art Prize, Flow Art Prize, and Signature Art Prize, Leslie has quickly established herself as a singular voice in contemporary abstraction. ‘Clarity After the Storm’ opens this weekend in the Mezzanine Gallery.

Images of the artist courtesy of Jessica Bellef