Artist Statement
These new paintings are from my island home. Primarily coastal and estuarine images they come from the North, where land meets the Bass Strait, sky and water converges. Although these works emulate typical Tasmanian landscapes, they are not necessarily ‘locality specific’ but rather, are landscapes that have a broader narrative… places we can simply be, reflect on how we are actually a part of the land itself, and feel the “stories” of these places both human and otherwise.
I have also included several smaller still lifes and interiors, many containing mementos of the landscapes I have grown familiar with. They record the lingering effects of those experiences in my day to day life, working back in my garden studio south of Hobart, as in for example, “Rhubarb Flower with Shells”. The abalone shell reminds me of the river, transformed by the twilight into a ribbon of mother of pearl, returning to the sea at low tide; the inspiration behind the large landscape “Estuary”. As such, still life and landscape are connected; both celebrate light and the forms it describes.
Biography
Stephanie Tabram has been a professional practising artist since 1987, having participated in numerous group exhibitions in addition to holding in excess of a dozen solo exhibitions. Her art practice has been well documented in the press, in particular having been profiled twice in the Australian Art Collector (2003, 2009). Most recently, Stephanie was a finalist in the prestigious “John Glover Art Prize”, having been a finalist several times in previous years (2006, 2007, 2009.)
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 Walk to Tomahawk Island |
 Rhubarb Flowers with Shells |
 Estuary |
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 Twilight Race to Table Cape |
 Succulent Island |
 The Island |
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 Mirrored Dream (of the Sea) |
 High Tide (the Inglis River) |
 Georges Bay Walk |
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 Half Tide in a Tea Cup |
 The River |
 Banks Strait Still Life |
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 Evening Walk |
 Little Pearls |