Simon Palmer
Abstract Landscape Paintings
Simon Palmer is an Australian artist whose abstract landscape paintings explore the relationship between place, memory, and perception. Drawing on a background in architecture and graphic design, he creates layered compositions that balance structure with intuition, using colour, transparency, and form to evoke landscapes that feel both familiar and imagined.
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Simon Palmer is an Australian artist whose practice centres on abstract landscape painting. Working along a spectrum from loosely representational imagery to more distilled, non-objective forms, his work explores the relationship between place, perception, and memory.
Drawing on a background in architecture and graphic design, Palmer approaches painting with a strong understanding of composition, structure, and visual balance. His paintings are characterised by luminous layers, subtle shifts in colour, and carefully considered edges that emerge, dissolve, and interact across the surface. Through this process, he creates works that invite contemplation while allowing space for personal interpretation.
Over time, Palmer's practice has evolved from semi-abstracted landscapes towards a more nuanced exploration of abstraction and colour. While traces of the landscape often remain, his paintings are increasingly concerned with atmosphere, emotion, and the experience of place rather than direct representation.
Working full-time from his studio, Palmer continues to develop a distinctive body of abstract landscape paintings that combine technical refinement with a quiet, reflective sensibility.
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Simon Palmer, The Corner Store Gallery.