Catching up with Kevin McKay: Eastern Suburbs Studies

I'll hand over to Kevin who will describe the background to his exhibition Eastern Suburbs Studies which was held at the Woollahra Bookshop, Spicer St Woollahra, NSW, Australia from 10 Oct -10 Nov 2023. All works are oil on canvas on board 20 x 28 cm.

All these works began during these excursions and were completed in the studio.¹

Sitting in situ can feel transgressive in the busy city, and therapeutic in providing a primary experience of place that is framed geographically by the harbour and the sea.¹

The fleeting effect of light also makes us aware of our place in time, challenging one to respond in the unfolding moment, while pockets of nature evoke the Dreamtime and the built environment documents the history since Colonisation.¹

The difficult pleasure of constructing a composition requires one to find a unit of measure within the landscape, which can reveal an interesting geometric order even in the most contemporary vista.¹

I enjoy finding a sense of the classical and romantic within the flux of the city. ¹

The Woollahra Bookshop is situated in the Eastern Suburbs, so it’s special to show work where the subject is recognised and where viewers own memories associated with these places can ‘complete’ the work.²

Kevin McKay is an artist who has the skill and empathy to capture the soul of the Australian spirit in his urban landscapes and seascapes: the latter of which is very much forefront in our minds at the moment as the summer holiday season is here.

Tomorrow Julie is going to take you back to the Victorian coastline and a photographer who knows how to capture the beauty of the beach. This will be the first in a series as we follow photographers around the coastline of Australia.

We have featured Kevin McKay in several posts. Please use the AnArt4Life search tool to locate these posts. And you might also like to check out Kevin's website by clicking here.

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1. kevinmckayart.com
2. Communication with Kevin McKay</sup>