Quietude is the title of this painting. A recent class with artist Ellen Leo gave me the chance to test ideas which have been surfacing in my mind. My interest still comes from colour and shape – with repetition of shape being an important feature for me. I used colour and shape to create perspective in this painting. There is a particular spot in Uralba and often when I pass by there, I stop and look and sometimes take photos. The area is very calming to me. I wanted this art work to include colour and shape but also wanted the areas to be contiguous with each other, like little pathways or gateways leading the viewer somewhere. The colours I used were calming to me and the repetition of shape contributed as well. The medium is gouache and finally I have given it a title – ‘Quietude’ – the dictionary definition is ‘a state of being calm, quiet or peaceful’.