Sweeties

A painting of a pineapple and scattered pineapple lollies on a blue background.
Sweeties #4, oil and graphite on board, 40 x 70cm SOLD
A painting of scattered pineapple lollies on a blue background.
Sweeties #3, oil and graphite on board, 30 x 43cm SOLD
A painting of giant scattered pineapple lollies with a meter maid on a blue background.
Sweeties #2, oil and graphite on board, 43 x 30cm SOLD
A painting of giant scattered pineapple lollies with a seated woman in a red swimsuit on a blue background.
Sweeties #1, oil and graphite on board, 43 x 30cm SOLD
A painting of a woman in a red bikini holding a large pineapple on a blue background.
Pineapple Princess #2, oil and graphite on board, 40 x 35cm SOLD
A painting of a woman in a red swimsuit seated in a pineapple plantation. A stylised Big Pineapple is in the background.
Pineapple Princess #1, oil and graphite on board, 50 x 45cm SOLD

Postcards and souvenirs depict Australia as a land of sunshine and plenty, where big fruit and manicured wilderness often loom large. Cavorting in these scenes are pale holidaymakers who are just a few minutes away from turning bright red. Sweeties plays with these blissful images, creating a world where the natural and the artificial become interchangeable. The reds and browns of the landscape now glimmer with candied, neon colours.  Sweetness is cut through with a hint of spikiness.