Photo: Gerard O'Brien"Purposefully, a long time ago, I started omitting the person from my paintings" Anya Sinclair says of her large landscapes, in which shades of green and touches of vibrant colour depict forest, water and foliage. Rather, using acrylic on canvas, her work reflects her deep love of, and concern for, nature and our role in it. Painting landscapes has been Sinclair's focus since leaving Otago Polytechnic's Dunedin School of Art. "At the moment, I've been painting anxious landscapes. "The purpose is to get people to consider what it is they are doing when they are encountering a painting, encountering nature."

Source: Otago Daily Times April 07, 2019 15:33 UTC