David Rankin 'Clouds Reflected I' figurative Moving later towards a more

Moving later towards a more lyrical abstraction

Three years before visiting the Nullarbor

is a valuable addition to budding collectors and connoisseurs of Charles Blackman' s works alike

'Fervent Self-Portrait' 2020

he finds prose in line and shape

David Rankin 'Clouds Reflected I' figurative Moving later towards a moreDavid Rankins landscapes are underpinned by three themes: Western and Asian cultures, and the Aboriginal concept of place. There are nods to all over painting that is, imagery with no prime form or subject as well as JMW Turners almost indiscernible vistas. Perhaps most striking however, is Rankins practice itself. Privileging process over product, his work follows the curvatures of life, allowing the landscape to reveal itself to him. Clouds