​ANNETTE DAVIS
The Journey Continues 
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​Walking in nature inspires me. The experience of walking, and the landscapes that I walk in, have become an ongoing theme in my art.
These artworks were made here in Albany and during extended visits to Murchison House Station, near Kalbarri. 
I like to consider a place's history and consider who has been here before. I think about the rocks and trees as witnesses to the past.
 
A Walk on the Hill 2
natural dyed cloth, woollen blanket, thread, found sticks
This is about walking the trails on Mt Adelaide, around the Princess Royal Fortress. Wrapping a stick makes it special, and holds in the memories of what the stick has witnessed.
 
Gallery view showing A Sketch a Day
pen and pencil on paper, on natural dyed cloth
240 cm x 240 cm 
These quick sketches were done on my morning walk during a 4 week stay at Murchison House Station in 2023. About half way through my one-hour walk, I’d stop, take a folded A4 sheet of paper out of my small bag, and sketch what I saw in front of me. In making these sketches I was trying to figure out how to represent the landscape – its energy, its structure and, on some walks, its details.
The cloth on which the sketches are sewn has been dyed in different natural dyes made from plants on the Station - river red gum bark and leaves and banksia leaves.
 
Layered Landscapes
acrylic paint and pen on plywood
various sizes