My strengths..
I’d say two strengths of mine are my curiosity and my open mind. Weaknesses include oversleeping!
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‘Usually I find my inspiration in small things, looking out windows,
going on walks, returning somewhere, closing my eyes.’
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MEET ELYNOR SMITHWICK
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I paint because..
It’s a way to mark certain times in my life, to try to understand my state of mind. Painting creates a kind of metaphysical trail; the more I paint, the more my life makes sense to me. The solitary nature of painting allows me to feel closer to my late father who was an artist. These nostalgic moments ground me and inform my practice.
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Places I go..
At the moment Melbourne is in Stage Four Lockdown – so the only physical places I can visit are my home, local parks, the grocery store and the bakery where I work. When I’m at home painting, my mind drifts and with this my sense of space and place naturally expands, which is nice, particularly when I’m painting an outdoor landscape.
I like to think about wide open spaces where the natural land outweighs man made structures. A favourite place, which I often refer to in my art practice, is a farm in NSW where my father grew up and where I had the privilege of spending time through my childhood. The simplicity and ease of life on the farm are deeply embedded in my thinking.. So much so that I even dream about the place!
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Sounds I love..
Lately I find Mary Lattimore and Grouper to be very relaxing.
There is just something about the sounds of birds, rain, walking on a dirt track, dinner party chatter and randomly.. shuffling through paper!
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I hope..
The Victorian borders will reopen soon so I can see my mother and sister again!
A vaccine is discovered soon.
2020 gets us to where we are meant to be.
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Written by Madeline Simm - in response to Elynor's exhibition - I Haven't Seen The Moon Tonight.
A new purpose exists all of a sudden, realised on the walk I took today when I saw the tree. No real control over the order of each step I take, but it’s nice that way. I feel a care in my hands, up my arms when I hug my friend, my dog. If I could see the feeling it would be smaller-than-life butterflies leaving through each of my ten fingertips, and all in one year.
New territory I find myself in feels just as familiar as before. Perhaps the gap that exists from not understanding is the crack that the seed can germinate in. Remembering the last day out of order on the next day, so that each thing that happens shifts meaning. Outside the moon is still there although right now I can’t see it. Please know that just because you are tired doesn’t mean I don’t love you. As the sun is going down it marks the beginning of something and not the end.
I am acting without questioning the outcome or consequences, just as along the shoreline everything breaks and nothing breaks at once. I have a truth and it does exist. Different specks of thoughts dissipate in every direction and connect with everyone else around. Inside me somewhere I stay balanced, as the dog is barking.
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