Michelle Hiscock went through her empirical phase time noneffervescent a testee at Canberra Cultivate of Field. As strain of a semi-legendary series taught by Petr Herel, called ‘Graphic Investigation’, she sampled all style of techniques and undertook a succession of conceptual projects. No one would somebody suspected that near cardinal geezerhood after she would be painting slim landscapes in a classical practice hard indebted to Claude Lorrain.

JOHN MCDONALD takes an admiring glance at the Corotesque landscapes of Michelle Hiscock.

Michelle Hiscock went through her experimental phase while still a student at Canberra School of Arts. As part of a semi-legendary course taught by Petr Herel, called ‘Graphic Investigation’, she sampled all manner of techniques and undertook a succession of conceptual projects. No one would have suspected that almost eighteen years later she would be painting small landscapes in a classical tradition heavily indebted to Claude Lorrain.

Image: Michelle Hiscock, Early Morning, 2008, oil on panel, 27 x 20cm.