The gouache medium is often described as an ‘opaque watercolour’, and dries to a matte finish and to visit the exhibition and be surrounded by these works, which are all in white exhibition frames without glass and showing the full sheet of paper, there is an overall impression of this muted subtle colouring. It is not until faced with each individual work and spending time examining the palette that the true array of colours is revealed.
Many of the gouaches utilise strong colour, an expansive brilliant sky or the intense purple of the Kimberley. Others have small bright touches of strong vivid colour which are a pleasurable delight to discover. Such as the hot pink roofline in Hawker, Flinders Ranges or the intense touches of colour in the View over the Adelaide Hills or the striking bright blue pole in The Meeting, Rocks anchoring the couple in their nocturnal union.
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John Dent Gouaches is showing at Lauraine Diggins Fine Art throughout May.