Shona Neary / Sketchy Shona
Two pastel landscapes for collectors in Australia, made from the feeling of a place rather than copied from a photograph.
The brief
A pair of collectors in Australia asked me to make two pastel landscapes for their home, based on a place they loved.
The material
Their photographs were blurry. We made an inspiration page together, and I followed the colours, open sky and lakes instead of copying the photos. Framed canvas was impractical to ship, so we chose soft chalk pastel on paper, with framing arranged in Australia.
In their home
They picked up the finished pieces from my studio in Berlin. Later, they sent me photographs of both works installed at home in Australia. The commission includes that last part of the journey, too.
Images from this journal record
A commission translates a place. It does not copy it. / blue lake pastel landscape Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).
A commission translates a place. It does not copy it. / green lake pastel landscape Artwork: Sketchy Shona (Shona Neary).
A commission translates a place. It does not copy it. / Australia / pastel commission studio
A commission translates a place. It does not copy it. / commissioned painting / detail
A commission translates a place. It does not copy it. / commissioned painting / studio
Credits
- Original Sketchy Shona studio editorial based on the supplied commission examples and the earlier Australia commission record.