Norfolk Island Wall Art
Eight kilometres long and five wide, and twenty four prints in this catalogue. That ratio is not an accident. Norfolk Island rewards close attention because there is nowhere to drive to, so the work comes from returning to the same handful of bays and clifftops.
A very small island, photographed thoroughly
On the mainland a landscape photographer covers distance. On Norfolk there is no distance to cover, so the variable becomes time of day and weather. Several bays here appear three and four times, which is what produces a collection this dense from an island this size.
Kingston and the convict settlement
The southern end of the island holds the ruins of the second penal settlement, and this is the group that separates Norfolk from any other coastal collection in the catalogue. Ghostly Quality Row, Norfolk Island and Ghostly Past, Norfolk Island photograph the Georgian buildings on the flat. Long Boat Kingston, Norfolk Island and Kingston Awakening, Norfolk Island take the same area from the water side, and Starry Night Kingston, Norfolk Island works it after dark.
The bays
Emily Bay is the sheltered lagoon and appears three times, in Emily Bay, Norfolk Island, Tranquillity, Emily Bay, Norfolk Island and Twilight, Emily Bay, Norfolk Island. Anson Bay on the west coast carries A Beautiful Day, Anson Bay, Norfolk Island and Grand Finale, Anson Bay, Norfolk Island. Cascade Bay, Norfolk Island covers the northern landing.
Cliffs, pines and rock
The coastline outside the bays is steep. Elephant Rock, Norfolk Island, Cathedral Rock, Norfolk Island, Chief Running Bear Rock, Norfolk Island and The Pulpit, Norfolk Island are all named formations. Moreton Bay Fig Trees, Norfolk Island and New Farm Road, Norfolk Island move inland to the pasture and the trees.
Who this collection is for
Norfolk has a small resident population and a much larger group of people with family ties to it. This collection is bought far more often for connection than for decoration, which is why the specific bay usually matters more than the composition.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are there so many prints of such a small island?
Because the work was made over repeat visits rather than one trip. With only a handful of accessible bays and headlands, the variation comes from light and weather instead of from new locations, so several places appear three or four times in different conditions.
Which prints show the convict settlement at Kingston?
Ghostly Quality Row, Norfolk Island, Ghostly Past, Norfolk Island, Long Boat Kingston, Norfolk Island and Kingston Awakening, Norfolk Island all cover the Kingston area and its Georgian buildings.
Do you deliver to Norfolk Island?
Delivery within Australia is included in the price of the artwork, and unframed prints travel rolled with a cotton interleave in a cylinder, which is the option recommended wherever the freight leg is long. Norfolk Island is an Australian external territory, and delivery there is worth confirming for your specific address before you order. Call the gallery on 02 4367 6701 or free call 1800 807 737 and they will confirm the arrangement and any handling requirements with you.
Is there a print of Emily Bay specifically?
Three. Emily Bay, Norfolk Island is the straightforward treatment, Tranquillity, Emily Bay, Norfolk Island is the calm water version and Twilight, Emily Bay, Norfolk Island was made at the end of the day.