Acrylic on canvas 
600mm x 500mm

Suspended in acts of leisure, idols of free time. There is a subtle commentary on just the act of being, opposed to the act of doing. The luxury of time being a commodity of this modern life, Tanya Blong looks to nature as a balm, a juxtaposition to a commercially based world. 
Her recent works stretch toward abstraction rather than depicting the exterior façade, Tanya’s paintings offer a glimpse into the inner workings of humanity. Each portrait symbolic of the interior landscape, where the interplay of light, colour, form and pattern mirrors the ebbs and flows of emotion and experience. A visual tapestry that captures the somatic experience unique to us all.

Born in Australia and raised on the shores of Taranaki, New Zealand. Tanya Blong's extensive overseas travel has enriched and informed the direction of her work. 
"I am interested in society at leisure and the act of being idle, It's not only the sensory aspect of this state of being but looking at leisure throughout history and what it looks like for people today".
The luxury of time being a major theme in Tanya's work with questions posed of access, privilege and exclusion.