Pair presents at Patonga

Local artists Graham and Krysten Cox will be exhibiting their most recent collection of works at the Patonga Bakehouse Gallery during October.

"Graham Cox, through his paintings, has taken delight in reordering the Australian landscape into a vision of perfected creation," artist and gallery owner Ms Jocelyn Maughan said.

"His ability to catch the spirit of place, to render the moment of intersections of time with the timeless, has made him one of Australia's most sought-after landscape artists.

"Graham can turn paint into equivalents of rock and mists, foliage and shadow and he can create 'air' in his paintings.

"Not only does he have great descriptive faculties, but he can control the picture-plane in a manner that Poussin or Cezanne would recognise as familiar.

"Graham Cox is an artistic promethean in his powers."

Ms Maughan said Krysten Cox has been creating figurative sculptures for more than 30 years.

"Krysten delights in the human figure and brings out the soul in the medium of ceramic and bronze," Ms Maughan said.

"Her works are small and intimate and suitable for the domestic environment.

"Despite their scale they appear monumental due to their inherent power and simplicity.

"Krysten is represented in many private and public collections including Christchurch Cathedral, Newcastle Fox Studio's, Coca Cola USA and the Archbishop of Canterbury in the UK.

"She is also a member of the Sculpture Society."

Ms Maughan said the exhibition will be available for viewing 24 hours a day during October since the gallery window is lit-up at night.

The Patonga Bakehouse Gallery is located at 24 Bay St, Patonga.

Press release, 22 Sep 2008 Jocelyn Maughan, Patonga Bakehouse Gallery