About The Artist

Robert (Bob) Perriam, for forty years a field geologist working in the exploration industry in remote areas of Western Australia, I carried a camera and photographed the landscapes which I visited. Now retired I use a small motor-home to make photographic trips to remote and scenic areas. My preference and inspiration is for pristine wilderness landscapes, trees and wildflowers untouched by the hand of man. I do not follow any specific artistic style, or seek to imitate the work of any artist. I seek only to depict in a natural way, the often-harsh beauty of the landscapes, vegetation and lighting of Australia, in particular the landscapes of the inland deserts. In my photographic practice, I work entirely with ambient light. I do not use flash because it produces garish colours, I do not use high dynamic range because of its un-natural contrasts, and I dislike oversaturated colours. In using ambient light, as far as possible I choose camera angles relative to the sun to give dramatic lighting effects, however, I usually have to take scenes at the time of day and in the weather in which I find them, so not every image has dramatic lighting. I have now extended my practice to “Hangable Wall Sculpture.” These are wall hangable works prepared using curly bush timbers collected from long-dead fallen logs during my years as a field geologist. Bush timbers are heat sterilized and mounted on carved slabs of ornamental timbers, cut from garden trees which had outgrown their situations and been removed. Images in this profile illustrate a small selection of my landscape and wildflower photographs, rendered digitally as watercolour, oil/acrylic painting effects, and a streaked 'aura' rendition, which some might see as an aura of the earth. Hangable wall sculptures can be purchased from the artist, but because of the use of natural timbers, are only available for sale within Australia, with payment through PayPal. Contact: bob.perriam58@gmail.com A selection of images are available for download on Adobe Stock. Include 'Robert Perriam' in your keyword search.