Marnie Ross

Ross is a contemporary painter based in Sydney. 

Her abstract works are a response to organic forms, in particular the evolving shadow patterns seen in the natural environment. Nature’s ever-changing designs created by light, movement and time inspire multi-layered compositions of vividly coloured shapes.

Activation of the surface is an integral part of Marine’s practice and adds to the diversity of texture as a combination of thin frosty glazes and solid forms float on a base of wood or raw linen.

In recent years she has been inspired by an immersion in the Australian landscape; bush paths, rural vistas and undulating valleys, experienced with the full spectrum of light patterns throughout a day. Abstract landscapes are reduced to minimal compositions, directing the focus to colour relationships and tones.