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Michael Reid Southern Highlands Gallery

Berrima, New South Wales

Lauriston Press

Kyneton ,Victoria

Sarah Birtles

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“Old Coast Road” Plate II
Limited edition 15
56cmx76cm
Hand painted relief Lino print
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“Old Coast Road” Plate II
Limited edition 15
56cmx76cm
Hand painted relief Lino print
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#australianartist #australianprintmaker #asutralianblackcockatoo

“Old Coast Road” Plate II
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“Old Coast Road” Plate II
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“Old Coast Road” plate II is done ! Now comes the slow process of hand painting the works !
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“Old Coast Road” plate II is done ! Now comes the slow process of hand painting the works !
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“Old Coast Road” Plate I
Limited edition 15
56cmx76cm
Hand painted relief Lino print
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#australianartist

“Old Coast Road” Plate I
Limited edition 15
56cmx76cm
Hand painted relief Lino print
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A little play on work created a couple of years ago. Bringing colour into “Old Coast Road” with the abundance of flora in the landscape.
“Old Coast Road, plate I”
2 more plates to go !
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A little play on work created a couple of years ago. Bringing colour into “Old Coast Road” with the abundance of flora in the landscape.
“Old Coast Road, plate I”
2 more plates to go !
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WIP - first plate done which will be part of a hand coloured diptych ……… waiting on more Lino to arrive to start the second plate 😉
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WIP - first plate done which will be part of a hand coloured diptych ……… waiting on more Lino to arrive to start the second plate 😉
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Carving little solider crabs….. 🦀
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Carving little solider crabs….. 🦀
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“The Lyrebird”
60x40cm unframed.
Printed on handmade Japanese paper in Prussian blue ink.
Link in bio to contact direct.
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“The Lyrebird”
60x40cm unframed.
Printed on handmade Japanese paper in Prussian blue ink.
Link in bio to contact direct.
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“Mallee Country II”
100x80cm 2 panels.

Not sure I ever shared on here that Mallee Country was created first as two panels before it went to four. Focal point being the large waterhole where all living things gather and flock to for survival in the harsh desert terrain.

@michaelreid.southernhighlands

#australianartist #australianlandscapeartist #centralaustralia #emergingart

“Mallee Country II”
100x80cm 2 panels.

Not sure I ever shared on here that Mallee Country was created first as two panels before it went to four. Focal point being the large waterhole where all living things gather and flock to for survival in the harsh desert terrain.

@michaelreid.southernhighlands

#australianartist #australianlandscapeartist #centralaustralia #emergingart

Exhibition - Vantage now on till Dec 14 @michaelreid.southernhighlands
@miranda.hampson

Exhibition - Vantage now on till Dec 14 @michaelreid.southernhighlands
@miranda.hampson

VANTAGE
Peta West x Miranda Hampson.

Opening drinks this Saturday, 2pm @michaelreid.southernhighlands
We called it Vantage - Both Miranda and I were photographers - something that’s never really left us. This past life taught us to look closer, to frame light and perspective in new ways. This exhibition continues that through a shared lens, reimagined through print and paint.

Thank you @miranda.hampson for sharing wall space with me ! Such an honour ❤️

Thank you to the amazing team
@michaelreid.southernhighlands and @michaelreidsydney for being an incredible and professional team. You have been fabulous to work with leading up to this show 🙏🏼

Thank you to Sam and the team @frameworks_sydney for your amazing work framing these pieces! The scale didn’t scare you and you were so easy and professional to work with 🙏🏼

Would love to see you all there Saturday 🥂🥂

VANTAGE
Peta West x Miranda Hampson.

Opening drinks this Saturday, 2pm @michaelreid.southernhighlands
We called it Vantage - Both Miranda and I were photographers - something that’s never really left us. This past life taught us to look closer, to frame light and perspective in new ways. This exhibition continues that through a shared lens, reimagined through print and paint.

Thank you @miranda.hampson for sharing wall space with me ! Such an honour ❤️

Thank you to the amazing team
@michaelreid.southernhighlands and @michaelreidsydney for being an incredible and professional team. You have been fabulous to work with leading up to this show 🙏🏼

Thank you to Sam and the team @frameworks_sydney for your amazing work framing these pieces! The scale didn’t scare you and you were so easy and professional to work with 🙏🏼

Would love to see you all there Saturday 🥂🥂

It’s happening 🥂🍾

Opening afternoon 15th November 2-4pm @michaelreid.southernhighlands

“Vantage “ with @miranda.hampson

Can’t wait to share these reimagined landscapes I have been working on for the last 12mths with you all!

DM @michaelreid.southernhighlands if you would like to join us for an afternoon in Berrima celebrating these works.

#southernhighlandsnsw #visitberrima #visitsouthernhighlands #gallery #galleryopening #exhibtion

It’s happening 🥂🍾

Opening afternoon 15th November 2-4pm @michaelreid.southernhighlands

“Vantage “ with @miranda.hampson

Can’t wait to share these reimagined landscapes I have been working on for the last 12mths with you all!

DM @michaelreid.southernhighlands if you would like to join us for an afternoon in Berrima celebrating these works.

#southernhighlandsnsw #visitberrima #visitsouthernhighlands #gallery #galleryopening #exhibtion

Exhibition dates for new work that explores the flora and fauna of Central Australia. Reimagined landscapes of memories and places visited.
“Sweetwater” linocut limited editioned hand printed.
DM @michaelreid.southernhighlands for more details .

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Exhibition dates for new work that explores the flora and fauna of Central Australia. Reimagined landscapes of memories and places visited.
“Sweetwater” linocut limited editioned hand printed.
DM @michaelreid.southernhighlands for more details .

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#australianartist #australianlandscapeartist #emergingartist #australianlandscape #emergingaustralianartist #australianflora #artist #northernterritory #michaelreidsouthernhighlands

Sweetwater
150x120cm 2025
DM for upcoming exhibition and details
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Sweetwater
150x120cm 2025
DM for upcoming exhibition and details
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Mallee Country
2m x 80cm , relief lino print
Upcoming exhibition in November
Dm for details
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Mallee Country
2m x 80cm , relief lino print
Upcoming exhibition in November
Dm for details
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Some cropped detail sections of Sweetwater AP being printed, all 9plates. 150x120cm …..(you may need to rotate phone for some pics )
Exhibition this Nov @michaelreid.southernhighlands
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Some cropped detail sections of Sweetwater AP being printed, all 9plates. 150x120cm …..(you may need to rotate phone for some pics )
Exhibition this Nov @michaelreid.southernhighlands
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First plate test printed ….. 8 more to go 🫣
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First plate test printed ….. 8 more to go 🫣
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It’s hard to show the scale of work through a little screen …. This work was created over two years 22/23 and spans 250cm. “Biophilia” But love the shot of this on the plain concrete wall taken by @frameabel_ . Thanks for sharing the images with me!!
Relief linocut print
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It’s hard to show the scale of work through a little screen …. This work was created over two years 22/23 and spans 250cm. “Biophilia” But love the shot of this on the plain concrete wall taken by @frameabel_ . Thanks for sharing the images with me!!
Relief linocut print
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WIP. Assessing this all together on the floor. Working one plate at a time. Hundreds of hours behind me and many more in front …..enjoying watching this evolve.
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WIP. Assessing this all together on the floor. Working one plate at a time. Hundreds of hours behind me and many more in front …..enjoying watching this evolve.
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First A/P Mallee Country IV…. Checking this over before I start editioning🫣 200x80cm
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First A/P Mallee Country IV…. Checking this over before I start editioning🫣 200x80cm
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WIP
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WIP
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All four panels (200cmx80cm)being printed together this morning ….. preparing for exhibition with @michaelreid.southernhighlands Nov ‘25
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All four panels (200cmx80cm)being printed together this morning ….. preparing for exhibition with @michaelreid.southernhighlands Nov ‘25
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Finding form….. challenging myself to go big…. Oversized flora allowing more detail…. 9 plates 1.2mx1.5m (1 out of 9 plate details shown)
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Finding form….. challenging myself to go big…. Oversized flora allowing more detail…. 9 plates 1.2mx1.5m (1 out of 9 plate details shown)
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Cropped section of larger works ……. “Mallee Country II “ 100x80cm
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Cropped section of larger works ……. “Mallee Country II “ 100x80cm
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Study for Mallee Waters, 2025
Graphite on Stonehenge paper

This drawing of Swainsona formosa (Sturt’s desert pea) is a detailed graphite study I created while developing my linocut print “Mallee Waters”. I focused on the plant’s form, texture, and tonal depth to better understand its structure and character.

Drawing allows me slow down and observe closely………
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Study for Mallee Waters, 2025
Graphite on Stonehenge paper

This drawing of Swainsona formosa (Sturt’s desert pea) is a detailed graphite study I created while developing my linocut print “Mallee Waters”. I focused on the plant’s form, texture, and tonal depth to better understand its structure and character.

Drawing allows me slow down and observe closely………
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#drawing #grapiteonpaper #australianlandscape #australianlandscapeartist #australianartist #australianflora #sturtdesertpea #nt #centralaustralia

100’s of hours condensed into 50secs .
From initial carving to now the first brutal first pull of the work. Time now to contemplate, adjust , refine and critique. ………..
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100’s of hours condensed into 50secs .
From initial carving to now the first brutal first pull of the work. Time now to contemplate, adjust , refine and critique. ………..
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This piece is still a work in progress, but I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s taken time not just in terms of the hours spent carving, which has been hours but in allowing the work itself to slowly emerge.

What began as one thing has evolved into something entirely different. Over time, the piece has gently revealed what it wanted to become. I haven’t forced or rushed it. Instead, I’ve allowed it to unfold at its own pace.

It feels less like I created it, and more like I’ve been a channel for it like the work itself has been the artist.
There’s been a quiet, steady rhythm to this process that feels deeply right.

Given enough time, the work found its way…

This two panel work is the start of a four panel large scale work, possible six of some time spent in the desert.
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This piece is still a work in progress, but I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s taken time not just in terms of the hours spent carving, which has been hours but in allowing the work itself to slowly emerge.

What began as one thing has evolved into something entirely different. Over time, the piece has gently revealed what it wanted to become. I haven’t forced or rushed it. Instead, I’ve allowed it to unfold at its own pace.

It feels less like I created it, and more like I’ve been a channel for it like the work itself has been the artist.
There’s been a quiet, steady rhythm to this process that feels deeply right.

Given enough time, the work found its way…

This two panel work is the start of a four panel large scale work, possible six of some time spent in the desert.
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#australianartist #australianlandscapeartist #emergingartist #emergingaustralianartist #desertlight #centralaustralia #australianlandscape #northernterritory #

“Biophilia”
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“Biophilia”
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Banksia serrata, indigenous to the south coast ,distinctive with its gnarled, rough bark, serrated leaves, and large, pale yellow flower spikes….. a feast for our yellow tail black cockatoos.
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Banksia serrata, indigenous to the south coast ,distinctive with its gnarled, rough bark, serrated leaves, and large, pale yellow flower spikes….. a feast for our yellow tail black cockatoos.
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“This is Jawoyn Country”

120x80cm
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“This is Jawoyn Country”

120x80cm
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This linocut art was inspired from and created on Yuin Country.

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