I Heard The Mountains Call Your Name

I Heard The Mountains Call Your NameLeisa O'Gorman is a self taught artist who began painting after a visit to Tasmania, inspired both by the local art scene and the wilderness surrounding her. Using acrylics, she creates works that blend realism and abstraction, aiming to evoke memories of timeless landscapes; places both known and unknown. Through light and shade, Leisas paintings invite viewers to reflect on their own experiences of being in nature. Leisa grew up as a childhood carer

Using soft tones of pink

and my thoughts were all over the place

overwhelming

but that’s not what brings her joy

Fire can be frightening

was force-fed images of the 'ideal body'

while providing an opportunity to play with glazing

The presence of gold acts as a ‘gold lining’ - a reimagining of the classic silver lining - symbolising not just hope after hardship

For Tarsha

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The layered composition suggests both structure and spontaneity

Carmen now reflects on these struggles in her forties by weaving them into artwork