We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the Country on which the Art Gallery of NSW stands.

Joshua Yeldham Yeomans Bay, Hawkesbury River

cane and oil on carved board

200 x 244 cm

For many years I have painted in Yeoman’s Bay in the Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. I find solace in this landscape – it’s very much like being in a temple of ancient boulders. Inside the rocks are eroded sandstone forms, shapes of animals and the lapping flux of the tide.

- Joshua Yeldham

Joshua Yeldham is also represented in this year’s Archibald Prize.