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Promised Lands Series

The Promised Lands Series offers respite. I pause at a waterhole along a river and find moments of joy. It also represents the letting go of imposed moral values and restrictions.

reflections of trees on water

Promised Lands Series 2023 acrylic on

unstretched fabric 110x150cm

water trees

Promised Lands Series 2023 acrylic

on stretched canvas 100x100cm

water swirling undercurrent

Undercurrent 2023 oil on unstretched fabric 150x140cm

landscape water holes

Promised Lands 2023 oil on stretched canvas

40x50cm

water flowing through rocks

Flow 2023 acrylic on unstretched canvas 150x78cm

water sparkling swimmers

Swimmers 2023 acrylic on unstretched fabric

150x192cm

splash in water trees figure in tree

Splashdown 2023 oil on stretched canvas 150x226cm

abstracted creek, shimmering

Glitter Creek acrylic on unstretched fabric 35x148cm

swimmer in water

Swimmer 2022 acrylic on stretched canvas 60x90cm

waterhole trees ropeswinf figures

RopeSwing 2023 oil on unstretched canvas 105x180cm

reflections on water

Reflections 2022 acrylic & ink on cardboard

attached to found wooden frame 70x50cm

trees water

Promised Lands Series 2023 acrylic on

stretched canvas 80x60cm

water rocks trees reflection

Promised Lands 2021 oil on stretched

canvas 69x40cm

girl leaping into water watched by boy

Leap 2022 oil on stretched canvas 115x98cm

2023 Maggs Winding_edited.jpg

Promised Lands Series 2023 oil on unstretched canvas100x207cm

girl and boy at waterhole hacing a picnic

Picnic 2021 oil on stretched canvas 60x90cm

girl overlooking a waterfall flowing over rocks

Promised Lands 2020 oil on stretched canvas

40x40cm

girl skinny dipping in river

Skinny Dipping 2021 oil on stretched

canvas 60x40cm

trees reflected in green water

Promised Lands Series 2021 oil on

stretched canvas 60x40cm

waterhole

2020 Waterhole oil on paper 45x55cm

waterhole surrounded by trees and rocks

Promised Lands Series 2021 oil on

stretched canvas 80x40cm

The Promised Lands is an ongoing series that I have been exploring for years. Here are some of the older works, pre 2020...

*Note that I neglected to record the measurements for these works that I no longer have access to.

waterhole trees rocks reflections

Promised Lands Series 2015 acrylic

on stretched canvas

a bridge trees and river

Out on a Limb 2017 acrylic on stretched canvas

shallow creek trees rocks

Winding Creek 2018 collage and oil

on stretched canvas

kids scrambling over rosks at a waterhole

Kids on the Rocks 2017 oil on

stretched canvas

flowing water rocks

Promised Lands 2017 oil on

stretched canvas

reflections of trees in a waterhole

Promised Lands 2017 acrylic on

stretched canvas

nude woman rocks and river

Girl Reclining 2021 acrylic on

canvas  board

rushing water figures swimming

Promised Lands 2016 oil on stretched canvas

moonlight reflected on water

Moonshine 2017 acrylic on

stretched canvas

refelections in a waterhole

Promised Lands 2019 oil on stretched canvas 30x30cm

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