A reflection on the questions people ask during an art exhibition — and what those questions reveal about how we see and understand painting. The value of a simple question  One of the most rewarding parts of showing work is not the painting itself.  It is the conversations that happen around it.  At Gallery 10, people have asked thoughtful, curious, and sometimes unexpected questions. Each…

A reflection on how abstract paintings change when they leave the studio and meet light, space, and people in a gallery setting A question for you  Have you ever seen something in person — a painting, a place, an object — that felt completely different from how you expected?  When a painting leaves the studio A painting is one thing in the studio.  It is something else entirely once it is…

Gallery Wall Moment Gallery 10 has been a wonderful place to see art do what it’s meant to do: live in a room with people. As part of the Cameo Comrades group exhibition at Gallery 10 (10 Bridge Mall, Ballarat Central), I’m sharing work that moves between two modes of painting — portraiture and abstraction. The exhibition listing shows it running until 30 May 2026, with free entry and disabled…