Spoken Gift

$12,500.00

70” x 70” // 178 × 178 cm

Acrylic and Pastel on Canvas

2025

70” x 70” // 178 × 178 cm

Acrylic and Pastel on Canvas

2025

The spoken gift is given with open hands.
A gesture of the spirit.
It is not heavy, and lightens all collected excess.
It can never be retracted,
for it lives in the lifeblood of the hearts that share.
As natural as the rivers gift to the sky,
and the clouds gift to the earth.
The spoken gift is as real, natural and effortless as the rhythm of nature itself.
It is -
of course.
— Sylvie Kettle
 

  • Please note this painting is on unstretched canvas and will be delivered rolled in a tube. Each piece requires stretching & framing by the customer. For framing recommendations, feel free to contact Sylvie upon purchase.

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ABOUT THE ARTIST

SYLVIE KETTLE

Sylvie Kettle is a self-taught artist based in the Northern Rivers, Australia.

Her paintings are characterised by bold mark-making and an instinctive, whimsical use of colour. Guided by an ongoing engagement with the subconscious, her practice dances in the space between spontaneity and quiet consideration.

Through years of artistic dialogue, Kettle has developed a distinctive visual language that moves between sensorial depictions of everyday moments and expansive, dreamlike landscapes.

Kettle’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including across the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and Indonesia.