Quarry

Artist: Kim Grace
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Quarry

We sometimes go climbing in the old abandoned quarries in the hills above Perth. These places, once noisy, dusty and now damaged beyond repair are little bits of high adventure for city folk who can be bothered to discover these ‘scars’.

I love them…in the morning when the sun hits those big western walls they just glow with the warmth, it feels so good to touch that rock, to caress it, to seduce it, to hold on for dear f&%$in life! Please, don’t reject me, don’t spit me off, hold me, baby…like snails journeying across pathways we leave our trail across the rock in the form of chalk dust, it keeps our hands dry and our arses on the rockface…good thing that, I hate falling, I love chalk dust :)

As the day lengthens the quarry becomes an oven, the sun traverses overhead and bakes everything within cooee…nothing moves except the cicada legs of the males, playing their tune against their wings, serenading the babe cicadas, hoping, just hoping to get lucky…

We hide amongst the rocks, under the trees and spruik bullshit to each other until the warm air gently sends us to sleep, the silence is deafening in it’s completeness, the smell of the bush is perfume, god i love these places…

Summer is here, let the good times roll :)

Acrylic, ink & chalk on stretched canvas
60×60 cm

Private collection

Detail:

Quarry belongs to the following groups:

Abstract Realism, Paintings From Beginners, Perth, Shameless Self-Promotion and WA Red Bubbles Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

sandraellen

Kim-~~This is brilliant~~-~~i love it~~—best—sandra
Kim Grace replied

Thank you sandra, i appreciate that :)
Carmen Cilliers

Seriously… acrylic on canvas… how do you keep your lines so neat!??? Lovely work, strong hot colours that reflect the heat of WA!
Kim Grace replied

I am an ooooooold cartoonist, we know how to make a straight line on a dirt track, hon ;P
Josie Jackson

Such a fun picture Kim, and as always those gorgeous vibrant colours and the great sense of humour to go with it. I think the “good times” are sure rolling in this picture…..
Kim Grace replied

They were, Josie, we had some fine old times up in them thar quarries, thought i was back in taswegia Land :)
Kim Grace

So vibrant it hurts the old eyes :) It is actually even more colourful in the flesh…thank you for your comments as always :)
Rochelle Boardman

Hi, this is awesome, the colours are wild and remind me of Perth summer colours the whole picture has a good energy about it =>
Kim Grace replied

Hi chelle la belle, thank you, i really like this one, i enjoyed doing it :)
Kelly Humphries

:D :D :D Love it! xx
Kim Grace replied

:P :P :P Good! Was up all bloody nite doing it, so i hope so
x
Arletta

Hmmm.. I like the piece, and I love the words. I have mixed feelings about some of the viewpoints, because I always hated the places where the scars were, but the rest .. lovely!
Kim Grace replied

Scars need love too, they are there in spite of our personal environmental ethos, therefore they deserve our respect and awe because the vandals have opened the chest of the World and exposed her heart and it is a beautiful thing in its own way :)
Arletta

mmm .. no.. not “no, you are wrong” but “no, I won’t do it” I love old roads, that have developed large cracks due to the trees that are now growing through them, and the grass and the flowers … because that’s reclamation and that’s beautiful.

I prefer scars that are healing, and being used for something other than greed, than the fresh ones, though, if that helps you any.
Kim Grace replied

arletta, i agree…i think :)
Trevor Needham

I’ve only seen “the scars” from the air and I can’t say I like them! But I like your image, Kim.
Kim Grace replied

ta trev :)
linda858100

love this,,
Kim Grace replied

Thanks linda, i am glad you do :)
avalyn

I can feel the boyish adventure in this!. and the brilliant colour works so well!
Kim Grace replied

Boys own adventures, avalyn :) AND that is real rope i used, just added a new dimension (ummm, the 3rd maybe) to it
Shelly Hiebert

I just really love your work Kim. You seriously need to look into doing prints! I absolutely adore the vibrant colours in this image and the shapes and the lines are amazing. I find it so hard to believe that you have only been doing this since September and that you are colour blind. Your work is just really brilliant in more ways than one :) You are so incredibly talented :)
Kim Grace replied

Prints??? What the blazes are they, canuck friend? Thank you, you are making me blush which is not a good look in front of 15 other hairy men on a rig :P
Shelly Hiebert

Prints are copies of your original. It would be great if you could sell these as posters, cards, matted prints etc. to help you pay for some new paints :D (Sorry to make you blush in front of all those hairy guys!) Hope you are well Kim :)
Kim Grace replied

I see , but i do not have a very good camera, i can’t even get the mongel pictures straight, hon, it drives me mental, and the colours are all wrong, the origionals are much brighter than this pic…and what if no one buys them shock horror, the pain would be too great, the humiliation too yucky…i think i prefer to put em up here and maybe sell an original if i can (don’t hold yer breath tho :) I am well, Shell, pouring with rain out here at the mo, dolphins are hiding but it is all cool :0 Take care, canucker
xo
Shelly Hiebert

Okay, I will book a flight….do some shots for you…..and I can guarentee your work would sell very well! You would have a buyer right here! You should at least think about it….please?!? Glad you are well Kim :)
Pamela B

Wowzer Kim such color! You know what a freak I am for colors!! Outstanding my handsome Aussie friend. You have such great talent, and even more wonderful heart and wisdom to go with that. Beautifully done:) See you soon, hopefully;)
Kim Grace replied

I knew you would like this one, my gorgeous texan friend :)
Kim Grace

Hey, thank you to The Outsiders for featuring this piece, they are nice people in there :)
pixnhits

You’ve made me curious about these quarries! You you were capturing the season and “rockscape” excellently.It’s the vibrancy of colours that does appeal to me.
Kim Grace replied

Thank you, your work is wonderful and colourful, I get a headache when i see all the colours :)
Janis Zroback

I love how you convey scale, by using the climbers…man is so tiny in comparison to nature…fantastic work Kim…
Kim Grace replied

ooo, are there climbers in there? I never noticed them before ;P
Thankyou Janis :)
Kim Grace

Many thanks to Outsiders for featuring this one:)
Virginia McGowan

perfectly depicted
Kim Grace replied

Thank you, you left so many comments!!
EnPassant

Great design Kim. I’m also a rock climber ( in Northern NSW ). I hope to do some paintings based on the gorge country up here sometime.
Kim Grace replied

Cheers mate, i don’t climb anymore, shoulders are stuffed, but it was a great spot…keep yer eye out for a new one i will be posting in a few weeks, it has some climbers too but is a wee bit different to this one :)