Mount Field Under My Feet

This new body of work is a celebration of the natural world. A place where we can all ‘live in the moment’. My paintings are like a great big hug from nature. The work wraps us up and takes care of us.

While wandering the tracks of Mount Field Harriet has produced a number of the paintings from sketches, photographs and memory.

The Collection

  • "During a meaningful walk with my husband and young family I shifted from the negativity surrounding the climate crisis into a profound feeling of comfort, joy and delight. Being in nature is literally the best way to energise and rejuvenate. In Tassie we are so lucky because there are many exceptionally beautiful National Parks. On this particular day we walked through Mount Field, in Southern Tasmania."

  • "While we strolled along we looked at all of the little things. The pieces of bark, moss, bugs and fungi, but to name a few. Yes, there were ancient forests with Celery top pines and Blackwoods and double waterfalls and flowing rivers, but it was the stuff under our feet that made us wince with pure joy. Being in that moment with the people I love the most was unbeatable. There was nowhere else I’d prefer to be."

  • "As an abstract artist it can often be tricky to incorporate meaning into the work since it’s non-representational and open to interpretation. I find a deeper connection to it when I have a grounded inspirational theme. My process is driven by intuition, colour and memories. Slowly, layer upon layer the narrative unfolds. While making these paintings I have used mixed media to create depth and movement. Even sticks and stones that I have collected from my walks have been used to scratch into the surface of the canvas."
The Collection

My Process

The paintings in this collection have come from observing the little things. Harriet has sketched and painted en plein air and taken photos to use back in her studio. She also gathered fallen sticks and stones from Mount Field to use for mark making and scratching back into the layers of paint bringing life and depth. 

The process is intuitive and gestural, not to mention, highly enjoyable! Colour selections come from memory and the feelings that Harriet has experienced first hand. There has been very little planning; the forms just come to her in their own time.

"While painting it is as if I’m back there, walking in the ancient forest, breathing the cleanest air on earth. Layers of leaf litter under my feet tell many stories of time. The more you look the more you find."

Explore the beauty for yourself. Rich, layered, textured and honest. This work invites the Tasmanian landscape into your home. 

All paintings are framed in Tasmanian Oak, but can also be purchased unframed. I ship Australia wide. Please allow 2-5 weeks depending on location and framing requirements.

Harriet Links, an emerging artist based in Clifton Beach, Tasmania, finds her creative impulse through a boundless curiosity cultivated through interactions with people and the natural world. Her process is shaped from travel and an abundance of rich life experiences. Harriet seeks to unravel the complexities of her identity and make sense of the evolving world that surrounds her.