Auguste Blackman 'Untitled (Bright Eyed)' organic & textural His practice is marked by

His practice is marked by elegant abstraction – musical arrangements in a restrained palette that recall abstract expressionism

An impression of this work is in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia

the two figures are instantly recognisable – Rankin stands with his wife

Thomas DEAN (1857 - 1947)

Auguste Blackman 'Untitled (Bright Eyed)' organic & textural His practice is marked byElectric with life and colour, this painting presents the owl as both sentinel and riddle a timeless emblem of instinct, wisdom, and the worlds we sense but cannot quite see. Colour surges across the surface in confident, expressive gestures, balancing instinctive energy with moments of surprising tenderness. The result is a work that feels at once grounded in nature and untethered by it, pulling the viewer into a lush, imaginative realm. Layers of