Mothers Day, 2026

Oil on linen, 760×500×40mms

Entry in Redlands Art Prize, October 2026.

born seen unborn unseen loved tolerated unloved hidden lost fostered stolen buried forgotten (unforgotten)…

Sunday morning. Mothers Day. Red earth and Sunday best.

Mothers have ghosts. For every loved baby there are lost seeds, shadows on the glass, regrets.

Under the farms of Redland Bay lie mother’s secrets. Washes whiter than white. Red earth their nemesis.