This painting began as an automatic drawing scratched into wet paint, a stream of gestures and memories. I had driven up the coast from Bermagui for a residency at an old friend's historic cottage built in 1908, situated in the Araluen valley beneath the Braidwood plains. As the forms appeared in colour I recognised the deep blue of home (which often dominates my paintings), intermingled with scenes of the the drive and what lay before me at Bells Creek. In this new setting and composition, I realised my usual immersion in a marine environment in relation to broader terrains.

Georgie Kite is an emerging artist based in Yuin country on the Far South Coast of NSW with her husband and three young children. Georgie completed a Bachelor of Arts and Humanities at the University of Wollongong with a major in literature and creative writing. After travelling extensively in Europe she returned to Australia to study fine art at ANU School of Art, completing her BFA with distinction at the College of Fine Arts Sydney. Following graduation Georgie travelled extensively on the East Coast of Australia working on photographic, time based and written projects. In 2016 she moved to Biamanga National Park, where she met her husband James. In 2022 Georgie and James bought Frame & Brush, a small independent custom framer and gallery in the seaside village of Bermagui. In 2023 Georgie was a finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize and sold out her first solo painting exhibition at Frame & Brush. She has recently taken leave from a Masters of Teaching Visual Arts to focus on her art practice.

*Please note artwork will not be shipped until after the 2024 Finalist Exhibition which ends in mid-October 2024.