Lot 3

Griffith University, Queensland 1986
Private collection, Queensland

Cressida Campbell, Griffith University, Brisbane, 1986 (another impression)
Cressida Campbell, Mori Gallery, Sydney 1987, cat. no. 4 (another impression)

"Cressida Campbell's woodblock print 'Gum Blossom', 1987, is a still life study of a blossoming native gum rendered in the distinctively Australian palette of green, white and gold. Intimate in scale and subject, Campbell's art reflects the everyday. It is the composition of the image that gives the work its' dynamism, or what the artist refers to as "the subtleties of design and pattern". While the Australian subject matter recalls the work of Margaret Preston, the process and stylised aesthetic suggest an appreciation of Japanese Ukiyo prints. Beginning with a design drawn onto a sheet of plywood, Campbell meticulously carves each line of the illustration with a fine engraving tool. She then uses delicate brushes to apply layers of watercolour to the individual segments, before printing the final paper impressions."
(Annette Larkin Fine Art, Sydney)