Phillip Roltan

Local Contemporary Art Prize 2026 – Finalist

Image courtesy of the artist. Photo by Robyn Rolton.

Phillip Roltan | Tasmanian high country | 2024 | watercolour, pen and ink | 65 x 116cm

At a recent road trip to Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, I was drawn to the imposing diorama of the Tasmanian high country. The uninterrupted blanket of contrasting alpine wildflowers, rocky outcrops and far-off blue mountains lured me to create a panorama painting.

From sketches and photography, I worked with pen, ink and watercolour with very fine brush strokes to define the individuality of the layers of plant species amongst the overall Tasmanian landscape wilderness.