This artwork comes with an external frame taking the size of the piece to 39.5cm (W) x 51.3cm (H) x 4cm (D) In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into the vibrant interplay of colours and textures, using acrylics and spray to evoke a raw, emotive energy. It's a portrayal of life's dynamic essence—a visual symphony of expressionism with a pop art twist. The semi-abstract form captures a figure in motion, encapsulating a moment's passion frozen in time, its presence meant to invigorate any space with a pulsating zest for life.“Had I the Heavens” is named after the first line in W. B. Yeats Poem “Aedh Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” where Yeats explores the idea of wanting to give gifts to someone you love, but having only the greatest gift of all, your dreams, to give.

Kerry Inkster

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The world of women swimming underwater features strongly in my work. I’m a contemporary painter and underwater photographer from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. My paintings explore the female figure and face through poetic symbolism, paint itself, light, colour and personal journal, and have a distinctive, bright palette with saturated tones and contrasting light. I use Notan principles, a term derived from the Japanese language, literally means “light-dark balance”. I find it to be an excellent tool for simplifying composition of complex scenes and to see value instead of colour. This encourages my exploration of colour, employing Paul Gauguin’s synthetics style, where I aim to synthesise three features into my work: the outward appearance of natural forms; my feelings about my subject; and the purity of the aesthetic considerations of line, colour and form.