Pond Series I Collage

Waugh’s work engages with the multiplicity of landscapes around her coastal home at Broken Bay and the Brisbane Waters. Waugh’s work was created during the Covid-19 lockdown when the natural world began to respond to the lack of human activity. The ecosystems of the Hawkesbury pulsate like a huge organic organism, closely connected with the sun, moon, mountains, the tides, storms and fire. Waugh’s paintings capture the coastal and forested hues and also the devastation of fire and regrowth of this primeval and ancient landscape. Waugh’s work is interactive. Waugh leaves the audience to interpret the work in their own way. The involvement of the audience is essential. Waugh’s series of abstract landscapes are sensual, organic, experimental and vibrant.