Current Works

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Colour, Space, Shape, Surface

Kristen Finlay is an Australian artist based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.

Her current work marks a return to abstraction — a way of painting she has worked with for many years.

Led by colour, shape, space and surface, each piece develops through layers, marks, edges and areas of colour, allowing the painting to find its own structure over time.

In the studio

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  • Finding the Painting

    Finding the Painting

    Beginning an abstract painting without a fixed plan, and learning when to stop exploring, look closely and recognise the painting that is beginning to emerge.

    Finding the Painting

    Beginning an abstract painting without a fixed plan, and learning when to stop exploring, look closely and recognise the painting that is beginning to emerge.

  • What to Protect

    What to Protect

    Learning to slow down, protect what is already working and recognise that a painting can become more resolved without becoming more complicated.

    What to Protect

    Learning to slow down, protect what is already working and recognise that a painting can become more resolved without becoming more complicated.

  • Space to Breathe

    Space to Breathe

    Working on small abstract paintings has made me think differently about space, restraint and the importance of knowing when enough is enough.

    Space to Breathe

    Working on small abstract paintings has made me think differently about space, restraint and the importance of knowing when enough is enough.

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