Hillier & Skuse Gallery invites you to step into the Ocean and Earth exhibition, by Chris Seale and Mark Pryer, running from Friday September 18 to Friday October 3. Gold Coast artists Chris Seale and Mark Pryer take very different approaches to the depiction of the natural world. Pryer’s response is intuitive and emotive, bold and powerful. His broad gestural strokes and high chroma palette convey meanings beyond literal rendering. By contrast, the work of Chris Seale is controlled and precisely observed. A sensory artist, Seale manipulates paint with a variety of implements, creating visually exciting textural surfaces. Her forest and ocean scenes are drenched with scintillating light, evoking a strong sense of place.

Image: Chris Seale, Golden Light, Austinville, 920×1220, Oil on canvas