Vivienne Ferguson

Ferguson guides her hand across the canvas in gestures evoking the sensations she has identified with her life in the mountains. At times these marks are small and flame-like – the bright embers of the sun filtered through squinting eyes. At other times, the artist’s vision is as strong and sweeping as the winds which blow hard through the bending eucalypts. Each mark has a descriptive purpose and fabricates its visual impact through its association with this distinct and unique landscape.

Mark Bayly, Artist Statement [see full text]