Helen Evans The Acres Collection 40 August Stocks 40x40x0.3cm acrylic on ply $495 framed.JPG
Helen Evans The Acres Collection 40 August Stocks 40x40x0.3cm acrylic on ply $495 framed F.JPG

August Stocks

$495.00

40x40x4cm painting size

42×42x7cm framed size ready to hang

This series of paintings was created en plein air at The Acres, a working flower farm in Camp Mountain, northwest of Brisbane, during my 2023–24 residency. I spent two to three days each week drawing and painting directly from the landscape, capturing the changing light, textures, and rhythms of the farm. The evolving seasons, weather, and farm structures—fences, flower beds, and posts—offered endless inspiration and compositional elements.

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a hand-constructed sturdy wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture.

The painting is presented in a hand-sanded float frame, waxed to a soft satin sheen that complements the work without overpowering it.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

  • I paint in acrylic on a wood cradled panel

  • framed in a pine frame for a finished size of approximately 2 cm all round, larger than the panel size.

  • d rings and wire are attached to the back

  • The piece is ready to hang and will suit most decor

  • The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium

  • When the gloss is dry, the surface is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

  • The float frame is hand-constructed,

  • hand-sanded and

  • then waxed.

  • Meranti is a pinkish hardwood, and pine is a lighter, more yellow wood

  • A float frame is a simple and contemporary look which enhances a work without overwhelming it

40x40x4cm painting size

42×42x7cm framed size ready to hang

This series of paintings was created en plein air at The Acres, a working flower farm in Camp Mountain, northwest of Brisbane, during my 2023–24 residency. I spent two to three days each week drawing and painting directly from the landscape, capturing the changing light, textures, and rhythms of the farm. The evolving seasons, weather, and farm structures—fences, flower beds, and posts—offered endless inspiration and compositional elements.

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a hand-constructed sturdy wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture.

The painting is presented in a hand-sanded float frame, waxed to a soft satin sheen that complements the work without overpowering it.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

  • I paint in acrylic on a wood cradled panel

  • framed in a pine frame for a finished size of approximately 2 cm all round, larger than the panel size.

  • d rings and wire are attached to the back

  • The piece is ready to hang and will suit most decor

  • The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium

  • When the gloss is dry, the surface is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

  • The float frame is hand-constructed,

  • hand-sanded and

  • then waxed.

  • Meranti is a pinkish hardwood, and pine is a lighter, more yellow wood

  • A float frame is a simple and contemporary look which enhances a work without overwhelming it

framing
$100.00

I love painting plein air, it has it’s own challenges but is immediate and captures atmosphere and the sprirt of a place really well. This piece is part of my plein air residency series at The Acres, a flower farm in Camp Mountain, northwest of Brisbane. Painted directly in the fields, the work explores the markers in the landscape—fence posts, stakes,bush, paddocks and structural lines—which provide rhythm and visual structure. The composition captures the changing light, the textures of earth and timber, and the subtle shifts in the farm environment throughout the seasons.

I would pack a beach trolley with my painting supplies and drag it out into the paddocks of the farm. I would either set up my beach umbrella or find shade under one of the huge fig trees. The two dogs, the odd horse, sheep or cow would check in with me during my morning.

The plein air work was all 40x40 as it was a convenient size to pack and paint on location. The format fit on my picnic table with my painting supplies, and it wasn’t too unwieldy to hang onto if the day was breezy.