Beyond the Pavement

Robin Tindale

Exhibition Dates:
Friday April 10 – Sunday April 19, 2026
Weekdays/Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday 10:00am – 2:00pm

“I have visited the island at Eaglehawk Neck many times- to paint, draw and photograph. These rocks were laid down around 300 million years ago and have eroded over the eons to form the sheer cliff face and the island that rises from the ocean- search hard enough and you may find fossils to prove its age. It is the form of these rocks that take centre stage here. I use colour and bold brush strokes to settle these shapes in the landscape.”

This collection of 19 works takes you on a journey to a very particular place on Tasmania’s Tasman Peninsula.

Take a walk at low tide, north from the tessellated pavements at a particular time of the day and you will catch the light as colours bounce off the rocks and cliff face of Clydes Island. You will pick your way across the pavements, peering into rock-pools to wonder at the abundant sea life. You will scramble over the boulders, marvelling at their patterns and colours. You will be transfixed by the movement of the glistening bull kelp and wonder what lies beneath.

This is the place in Robin’s imagination as she conjures light and colour from the landforms. The power of nature takes the forefront here. You can almost see the Island eroding away.

“I want viewers to go back to this familiar place and see it with fresh eyes. To look and say ‘yes, I’ve been there when the sky was wild and dark like that. I saw the setting sun light up the island like it was the most special place on earth.’ And perhaps it is. It is certainly extraordinarily beautiful and forever changing.”