The Hive is abuzz

The body of work from Margaret Delahunty Spencer exhibited at Ocean Grove’s The Hive is an exploration and visual recording of the creatures, sounds and night shapes that inhabit her backyard after dusk.

“The coming of the much anticipated spring nights will lend themselves to an opportunity to investigate further the nocturnal life in my garden and the wetlands of Breamlea,” she said.

“I begin each work with some idea in mind, however the shapes and forms sometimes determine where the work will ‘go’, and given time the work will reveal itself, often down a different path.

The shapes and forms often anthropomorphise, floating randomly across the canvas, occasionally anchored to each other and the perimeters of the canvas.

Spencer works predominantly in acrylics with oil pastel details, on canvas framed in American oak – a sustainable timber.

“In this series of work I have also experimented with food dye and synthetic polymer. Colour is an important element in my work and much time is spent working directly onto the canvas to achieve the ‘right’ tones and hues of the piece.

Often I favour a certain colour palette for a series that I feel embodies the subject matter.

“The Bellarine Arts Trail is a great opportunity for artists to showcase their works and I’m grateful to be yet again included in this years trail. I encourage all to get out and about enjoy and support this endeavour… because we can.”

“Green moon” (1520 x 1520) is available at The Hive Gallery

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