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Quobba Station, WA Oil on Canvas Panel 30.5cm H x 40.6cm W A painting about place, the Indian Ocean crashes into the rock ledge. Late in the afternoon, the pink beginning of the sunset catches the wisp of the clouds. Roscoe Shelton 2021
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We talk about a timeless grandeur of the Arkaroola landscape. In this work I have tried to capture the thirst of a landscape in the cycle of life. The day is beginning to warm, there is a feeling of death. And yet there is still some sign of life in the background. There is a hope that the landscape will recover, that the trees will shed their parched exterior. That is the conundrum and the cleverness of nature, that it adapts, it survives but doesn’t quite conquer.
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We talk about a timeless grandeur of the Arkaroola landscape. This scene below the dominant Bararranna Hill holds a particular fascination. It is one of the major iconic scenes along Arkaroola Creek tracing the path of the great dreaming serpent, Arkaroo. This scene projects a primeval emotion typical of the harsh and robust environment. The rock faces are sharp and steep with few trees successfully finding a crevace to set their roots. Interest in the scene is enhanced with the foreground water, and we have the curiosity of what lies around the next bend as we make our way up to the Bararranna Waterhole. There are still many questions that the landscape asks of us.
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Manly Beach, NSW towards Shelley Beach Oil Painting on Canvas Panel 30.5cm H x 40.6cm W The famous Sydney Beach at Manly with the walk to Shelley Beach
Roscoe Shelton 2021
This painting is also available now as a card, print, or print on canvas. -
Sale!The Road to Ntaria, Hermannsburg 2022 Roscoe Shelton 30.5cm H x 40.6cm W Oil on canvas board While the land is harsh and dry, it holds a rugged, colourful beauty. Reds, blues and purples have to be experienced to be believed. It is truly a wonderful country that Namatjira and Hermannsburg have encouraged us to share.
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East Point Reserve, Darwin
A great Australian Landscape
The tropical sunsets over Darwin are spectacular. I want to capture for the balance between the sunset and the fading light on the water, and then there is the tropical cloud with the sun departing but leaving an illuminated skyline and upper cloud. There is something special about a “graceful” Darwin sunset at East Point Reserve.
I am always looking forward to a week or two in Darwin each year to catch up with friends and a bar-be-que with on the foreshore
East Point Reserve, Darwin 2021 Roscoe Shelton 30.5cm H x 40.6cm W Oil on canvas board -
Norah Head, NSW
Oil Painting on Canvas Panel 30.5 cm H x 40.6 cm W A number of Australian impressionists took to the northern beaches Sydney and produced some notable paintings. Roscoe Shelton, 2020 -
Francois Peron National Park, Western Australia Oil Painting on Canvas Board (Framed) 40.6cm H x 50.8 W Understanding the solitude of the fisherman Roscoe Shelton 2020
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Sale!Oil Paining on canvas board 30.5 cm H x 40.6 cm W Cactus Beach, the iconic surf beach at the start of the Great Australian Bight Painted in the more traditional Australian Impressionist style Roscoe Shelton 2020
ABOUT ME
Roscoe is a South Australian artist capturing his impression of special Australian landscapes. He has been fortunate to have spent much of his time on the Australian outback, admiring the landscape, geology, and colours. Roscoe specialises in taking you along for the journey through his paintings.
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