Florescence, shapes that form and the compositions that bloom. Always leaning into curiosity and finding my way as I go, I follow what surprises and excites me. Layers of colour & texture; droplets, flowers, stems, bulbs and blocks.
‘Murphy’s paintings aren’t formed by sketches or miniatures, there’s no guidelines. They are rendered straight onto the canvas in ways that relay the pulse of the gesture. There are no preconceived outcomes. Scenes from the garden, the house, nature, and memory weave together. There’s a collaboration between familiarity and unfamiliarity.’
‘For Murphy, painting is also a form of hope. In focusing natural forms, she communicates an intense empathy with the world, the piercing profundity of nature.’
Tiarney Miekus 2024.
Image: INSTALLATION VIEW ‘Florescence’2024
