Semi abstract or abstract landscape paintings and ocean paintings by Jill Booth are for sale.Jill (that's me!) has always been interested in developing abstract landscape paintings into series which tell about various aspects of a subject. Often the subject is not completely 'abstracted' but partly so - hence my use of the term 'semi-abstract'.The advantage to a buyer of this method of working in series is that the artwork may then be grouped within a room or scattered, bringing a sense of repetition, harmony and flow to the decor. Some artists throw their hands up in horror at the thought of using the colour and design within paintings to accentuate elements of a living space. JILL BOOTH - ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE PAINTINGS FOR SALE Jill remarks: "Most days I walk along a stretch of famous Four Mile Beach in Port Douglas. Here the jungle comes right down to meet the Coral Sea. Depending on whether the tide is high or low there is either a narrow strip of white beach or a very wide area, extending out to where the ocean breaks on the reef. The following observation was made at high tide! These abstract landscape paintings are also available as giclee art prints. 
Abstract landscape paintings - "Foreshore, Four Mile Beach" - quadtych - oil on canvas - $2,850 For years I lived in the Mowbray Valley, a ten minute drive from Port Douglas. Apart from the heat of noon, there seemed to be constant sound and movement from the forest animals and birds; strange slithering and crashing, hooting and wailing would punctuate the still night air. Before first light the "dawn chorus" would begin. Rarely an early riser, I would mutter "Oh, do shut-up!" and cover my ears. The twittering and carolling, serenading and screeching would continue for much of the day. By late afternoon in the Wet season, this might culminate in drunken staggering and shrieking of gaily plumed lorikeets, who had imbibed a little too freely from the fermenting nectar of umbrella flowers or ripe mangoes! 
"Tropical Birds" - quadtych - oil on canvas - $2,700 Walk along Four Mile Beach, Port Douglas, on a fine day. There's not a cloud in the sky, but a haze hovers over mangroves and mountains to the south and out to sea. Screw up your eyes and the ocean becomes a semi abstract pattern of blues, with strips of reef showing browny-purple against the shimmering water and sky. A lazy wave forms and flops on the sandy beach, then recedes with a hiss and rattle of tiny shells. 
Semi abstract landscape paintings - "Four Mile Beach" quadtych - oil and acrylic on canvas - $3,100 More semi abstract landscape paintings by Jill Booth for sale.The original abstract landscape paintings or studies of tropical fruit and flora featured here are the result of many years of research and experimentation. Jill Booth has painted all her life and has also been a textile artist, specialising in surface design, for the past twenty five years. She combines her interest in wearable art fabrics with paintings about the Australian landscape on paper, canvas and silk. Recently, in addition to the original tropical paintings below, she has developed a series of beautiful silk and cotton lengths, which comment on the reef and coastal areas of tropical North Queensland, where she lives.    A few years ago, as a Low Isles Preservation Society volunteer, I spent a few days on the island with an artist friend. The constant mournful cooing of Torres Strait pigeons, their fluttering and flapping as they nested amongst the trees, feathers and broken eggs floating to the dry, leaf-covered sand below, were memorable impressions. "Our Island Home" Oil on canvas - triptych, each 910 x 1220mm x 35mm A$4,950 (painting continues around edges)  Be excited by the orchestrated movement and brilliant flashes of colour as flocks of lorikeets descend on beach almond trees or take wing in a lop-sided flurry of fermenting nectar-induced intoxication. "Riotous" Acrylic on paper - 760mm x 560mm $A1,850 framed  The old relief lighthouse-keeper's cottage on Low Isles now serves as accommodation for voluntary caretakers. For many years an old blue table on the verandah was the focal point for discussions - and cups of tea. Thoughts turn to those lonely and isolated women, who, so far from home, probably also sat in this spot, thinking of their loved ones. "The Blue Table" mixed media and collage on paper $A1,850 framed  This painting symbolises the abundance of Nature and the exciting experience of living in Far North Queensland. "Tangerines" Acrylic on paper - mm x mm $1,200 unframed.  The delicious tasting, fragrantly perfumed lychee, eaten ice cold at the onset of the hot,Wet season, can't be bettered. This bunch was growing on a huge old tree beside my house - and didn't last long before it was eaten! "Lychees" Acrylic on paper - 560mm x 760mm A$850 unframed    These abstract ocean paintings, representations of the tropical, turquoise and green ocean, can be "mixed and matched" and hung in any order or direction - you could change the display as often as you liked! "Ocean" 1 - 6 acrylic on canvas 350mm x 350mm x 45mm $ A420 each.      Walk through the tangled tropical bush, jungle vines barring your way, prickly hooked thorns catching your clothes and spider-webs clinging stickily to your face... "Bush Walk 1" on left "Bush Walk 2" on right oil on canvas 610mm x 910mm $A560 each or both A$980
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Details from semi abstract and abstract landscape paintings by Jill Booth
A pat on the back... "Jill, your artwork is stunning, sensitive and absolutely breathtaking. This past Thursday a friend and I were in Port Douglas. While window shopping and having a 'gander' at the Marina shops we found your work. Good stuff, lovely lady." Magda Cordingley-Palmer Thanks Magda, you made my day! |
