KEVIN MCKAY So Bondi 9 July to 4 August 2016
KEVIN MCKAY So Bondi 9 July to 4 August 2016
This series of small oil paintings responds to the striking architecture and colours of Sydney’s famous beachside suburb, along with the accoutrements of urban living - traffic lights, parking meters, and wheelie bins. I frequently paint en plein air and for this series, turned my back to the beach to record the man-made environment that clings to its margins. Significant landmarks and back street views are recorded with the fidelity of a portrait painter. The everyday is illuminated however, with a theatrical quality, as carefully considered compositions provide the stage for the atmospheric play of light.
Kevin McKay, ‘Blue building, North Bondi’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 25.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Promenade bench I’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 30.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Promenade bench II’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 20.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Intersection, Ramsgate Ave’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 40.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘One-O-Four Brighton Blvd’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 20.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘White house, Brighton Blvd’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 20.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Calooma, Bondi Rd’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 35.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Sundeck, Bondi Rd’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 30.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Berkley Court, Beach Rd’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 35.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Bondi Rd curve’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 35.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Exercise pole, North Bondi’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 51cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Gaerloch Ave stairs’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 20.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Raw Bar II, Warners Ave’ 2016, oil on board, 25.5 x 20.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Red yellow blue, Park Drive Bondi’ 2015, oil on linen on board, 40.5 x 30.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Three arches, Bondi Rd’ 2015, oil on linen on board, 25.5 x 35.5cm
Kevin McKay, ‘Notts Ave stairs, Bondi’ 2015, oil on cnavs, 46 x 61cm
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