Initial inspiration and idea from Curtis Falls Mt Tamborine.
Acrylic on deep gallery wrapped canvas.

Kate Hessling Art

Waterfall

Expressionist artwork.
Acrylic on deep gallery wrapped canvas

Fruit Salad

Abstract expressionist work on deep gallery wrapped canvas.

Twas_a_dark_and_stormy_night1

Across_the_Delta

The_Backcountry1

A breath of fresh air

Electric Rave

This artwork is a fairly typical one of my abstract expressionist works.   As with many of my artworks there was no specific intention in mind other than a choice of colours and style.   The end result gave me the impression of flowers and made me think of yellow roses. 

The artwork is on deep gallery wrapped canvas, unframed, and with wire and d-rings ready to hang.  The painting continues over the sides so framing is not specifically required.  Images showing framing are indicative only.  It has the artist's name on the front, is signed and stamped on the back, and comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity (COA).

Yellow Roses

My usual approach to my artwork is to re-imagine the world around me and try to capture this on canvas through the use of colours, shapes, patterns, brushstrokes and marks.

“Suburban Deconstruction” explores the fragmented reality of suburban life through an abstract lens. This painting breaks down the structured order of neighborhoods, transforming houses and lawns into a series of overlapping shapes and muted colors. The geometric yet haphazard placement of these elements creates a sense of organized chaos, capturing both the complexity and monotony of suburban existence.

This artwork is unframed, has wire and d-rings ready to hang, has the artist's name on the front, and is signed and stamped on the back.

Suburban Deconstruction

Intersection.
Acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.
I chose this title because it was the first thing that came to mind when I viewed the completed work.  However, I feel that naming expressionist works tends to predispose the viewer to a certain mindset.  I would much prefer that people interpret an artwork based on their on perspective and whatever feelings or thoughts it may generate for them.

Intersection

The Cave

Forgotten World

Shattered #2

Storm Chasing
Acrylic on wrapped canvas
Expressionist artwork
101.6 x 76.2 x 3.8cm

Storm Chasing

Tropical Days

Electric Dreams

My inspiration for this artwork is based on my love for the power and beauty of a storm and dark and for moody landscapes.  This abstract expressionist artwork captures the essence of Tempestas, the Roman goddess of storms, who was believed to create each storm with her own personality and mood.  I love the dark ominous clouds against the blue sky as well as the sense of turmoil and wildness inherent in the scene.

Tempestas

We all dream.   Dreams can be reflections of things happening around us, a miscellaneous jumble of feelings or even portents of the future.  Good, bad or indifferent, realistic, logical or fantastical. Often quickly forgotten, dreams are a part of our lives and like this artwork, can be interpreted in many way.  I hope you can enjoy this painting and reflect on the nature of your own dreams.

The artwork is unframed, comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and registered on the National Registry of Australian Art and Artists.

Dreamscapes

Emergence is another jungle based artwork based on the view from my study window.  This painting still has the same expressive and energetic brushstrokes of other works but in this case  the jungle is clearing and blue sky can be seen above.  The sense is one of emerging and finally seeing some clear sky ahead.

Emergence

Temporal Perspectivism is a research area in the fields of anthropology and archaeology that I found quite intriguing and after reading some academic papers on the subject I am still not sure exactly what it means. It seems to refer to the idea that different historical periods have different ways of understanding and interpreting the world. It also implies that there is no single objective truth but rather multiple perspectives that depend on the context and the time. My artwork depicts vague, fuzzy edges and colours indicating the uncertain nature of what we discover and the view that, given our interpretation is based on our own current view of the world, we cannot know for certain how past time periods were viewed by the people living through them. An analogy could be that we cannot fully understand or judge others unless we live their lives.

Temporal Perspectivism

Jewelled Seas is another one of my series inspired by Dorothea Mackellar' poem My Country.   The brilliant jewelled colours of the waters are bright and vibrant like a handful of colourful gemstones with touches of red, yellow and orange to suggest coral reefs.  You are invited to immerse yourself in this colourful painting and the beauty and mystery of the ocean with its changing moods and emotions.

This artwork is unframed by comes with d-rings and wire ready to hang.   A Certificate of Authenticity is also included and it will also be registered on the National Registry of Australian Art and Artists.