Jacqueline Scotcher’s art practice is interested in painting what it feels like moving through particular environments. A path motif in various forms has emerged as a recurring feature in her work over time. The paths weave into layered compositions that take real-world impressions into imaginary and colourful terrain. The abstract works aim to allude to familiar rhythms from the landscape yet provide space for mind wandering. 

Daily interactions with the local northern NSW landscape is at the heart of Jacqueline’s most recent painting. Rolling hinterland shapes and horizon line divisions inform brushstrokes; while dawn/dusk gradations often influence the colour palette. For Jacqueline, these paintings are ultimately about transitions between day/night, land/sky and how a personal relationship with the external landscape can reveal a deeper inner knowing. 

Dr Jacqueline Scotcher (Ph.D.) works from her studio in Mcleans Ridges, NSW on Bundjalung land, where she lives with her young family.