Aaron Malloch

I am a New Zealand born artist living in Australia. I mainly paint landscapes and typically forest scenes. I have over the years developed an interest/obsession in Pareidolia, a psychological phenomenon where the brain perceives a meaningful image or pattern in random, vague, or unrelated stimuli. In fact I find it difficult now to paint a landscape without elements of Pareidolia. I start by taking many random close up photos of the forest and then later go through the photos looking for figures or shapes that may emerge. A meaning will also start to emerge once I identify a subject to paint.

Self taught