Natalie Dowse

Road 5 (going home) is from an ongoing series of paintings based upon images from various journeys. The paintings suggest a feeling of isolation evoking an almost ‘filmic’ narrative aesthetic, whilst also suggesting comfort in the promise of going home. The half-light of dusk is emphasised in many of these paintings, where the locations remain anonymous. However, at the same time the landscapes lean towards the over-familiar as we regularly experience the fleeting landscape from this perspective, as part of the routine of everyday life. Therefore, tapping into a shared common experience, suggesting personal memories and emotions as we journey though our immediate surroundings.