“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing which stands in the way’”
– William Blake

New drawings by Tiffany Titshall inspired by the biyal*

“Many of my works are tree portraits as distinguished from landscapes. In this series I have been interested in the biomorphic patterns created by long-dead trees. Mirroring some images creates potentially reversible scenes – but what acts are reversible in our environment? I am also interested in reflections and duality in the world of the psyche and in anthropomorphising the gestures of trees.” Tiffany Titshall, 2023.

* biyal in Dja Dja Wurrung language is the name for the local River Red Gum