Filled with arresting landscapes, portrayed mostly through oil on linen, the works of Waking on a Sunny Day by Tasmanian artist David Keeling are literal depictions of place, subtly infused with memory.
“I have tried to interrogate that moment when the prosaic becomes the transcendent,” he says. With large and smaller-scale works, the artist looks for the dreamlike moments when a strong Tasmanian wind draws the clouds away from the sun, shining a spotlight on the wild terrain below.
Bett Gallery
21 August to 10 September 2026
Tasmania
David Keeling, That Gentle Last Light, Freycinet 2026, 2026, oil on linen, framed, 79 × 58.5cm / Courtesy the artist and Bett Gallery, Tasmania
