EXHIBIT 'Below the Canopy' by Wayne Miles

Below the Canopy brings together a collection of recent paintings that reflect A. Wayne Miles’ enduring connection to the Australian bush.

At the heart of the exhibition is a series inspired by the landscape as experienced from beneath the sheltering canopy—where filtered light, shifting colour and tangled branches create a world that is both intimate and expansive.

“As a child, I spent countless hours exploring the bush near my home. I still vividly remember the reassuring feeling of walking across the soft leaf litter, enclosed by the trees above. Beneath the canopy, the bush became a place of wonder, refuge and quiet discovery.”

These works are not literal depictions of place, but painterly evocations of memory and sensation. Through expressive mark-making, layered colour and gestural abstraction, Miles invites viewers to rediscover the Australian landscape from an uncommon perspective—one shaped as much by recollection as observation. Below the Canopy is an invitation to pause and reconnect with the quiet beauty and enduring presence of the bush.