Under the August Sky

		Under the August Sky
				May Ziade, Solo Exhibition, Under the August Sky An exhibition by Blue Mountains artist and teacher MAY ZIADE. In contrast to the nocturnal imagery and dark palette of her earlier exhibitions, Under the August Sky presents expressive landscapes that use the colour orange for the sky – a colour associated with the sun and light, also the colour of August! Under the August Sky is inspired by living in the Blue Mountains, nature’s tangled patterns of leaves, branches and trees in her bush backyard, and those dazzling orange sunset skies! Symbolically, the organic, multilayered and intertwined patterns in the landscapes, and the use of orange, a colour associated with things sacred, provided an opportunity to transform these paintings into something more mystical and spirited, with lyrics such as ‘flowers on the hilltop bloomin’ crazy’ inspiring a series of paintings. In either case, their essence is perfectly captured via the Bob Dylan lyrics serving as titles. The paintings in this exhibition are mainly acrylic on canvas and all have been framed in Tasmanian oak. ARTIST BIO May Ziade has spent many years in art and education since studying Fine Arts at Sydney University in the mid-80s. After completing a BA DipEd (Visual Arts), she commenced her career as an art teacher in secondary schools, where she consolidated a range of visual arts skills, painting and printmaking remaining her preferred mediums. Since 2016 she has spent more time in her Blue Mountains studio developing bodies of work. This is May’s third solo exhibition in Katoomba. May’s paintings are available for purchase as original works, or as limited edition archival prints. Contact May/see Store.
And the hills will give me a song	Pretty maids all in a row lined up	The shadowy past is awake and so vast	Blue river runnin' slow and lazy

In the hills of mystery (I)	In the hills of mystery (II)	Let the smell of wildflowers flow free through my blood	Time passes slowly when you’re lost in a dream

We’re livin’ in the shadows of a fading past	In the foggy web of destiny	Together We’ll Fly South (I)	Flowers on the hillside, bloomin’ crazy (IV)

Flowers on the hillside, bloomin’ crazy (V)	Meet Me in the Morning	The Valley Below (I)	The Valley Below (II)

The Valley Below (III)	The Valley Below (IV)	Somewhere dawn is breaking I	Somewhere dawn is breaking II

Somewhere dawn is breaking III	Somewhere dawn is breaking IV	Somewhere dawn is breaking V	Somewhere dawn is breaking VI

Together We’ll Fly South (II)