Highly Commended: Mon and Mitch by Monica Rohan

This is a painting of Monica Rohan and her husband, Mitchell Donalsdon, who is also an artist. They both work from their home studio in Brisbane.

“I’m a figurative painter whereas Mitch is an abstract painter, but we both pair bold colours with subtle details. I wanted to explore our relationship, particularly in the strange context of lockdown. There is a subtle tension between the wobbly patterns, vibrating colours and our stern, straight-ahead expressions which reveals something of our influence on each other and our art practices through times of uncertainty.”