The striking beauty of the Northern Flinders Rangers and the Hawkesbury region comes to Canberra in Elemental by Mellissa Read-Devine and Julie Simmons at Humble House gallery between 3 February- 3 March.

Highlighting the joy in the physicality of creating, the two mini-solo exhibitions are connected by common threads- deep thoughts and the awe-inspiring beauty of our landscapes.

Painting partners and Fellows of the Royal Art Society, Read-Devine and Simmons often venture into the wild together capturing natural formations of light, colour and shape they encounter.

Showcasing our natural elements, some of Ms Read-Devine’s work depicts our landscape at its fiercest. However, even through fires and floods there are beacons of hope, the birds.

Elemental by Mellissa Read-Devine and Julie Simmons at Humble House gallery between 3 February- 3 March; humblehouse.com.au