About

“Our meddling intellect misshapes the beauteous forms of things, we murder to dissect.”

William Wordsworth

Toni Clarke in her Northern Rivers studio.

A practice, for me, is about letting go; there is no room for fear and no time to procrastinate. I want to remove the intellect and find a playful way to let the paint dance on the canvas without boundaries.

The crux of my work is looking at life in a more positive way. It is good to recognise the dark, but also important to see the light.

In a world full of uncertainty, we should remember how free we were when we were children.

Toni Clarke

Toni Clarke in her studio, with painting titled "Table Nineteen" on the wall.

Photos: Ginger Clarke