When I was in my mid twenties, I lived alone in a run down shack, way out the back of the Nambucca Valley. The place was isolated, being the last building on the winding mountain road, with no neighbours save the forest and it’s inhabitants. There was no power or running water connected to the property, but a few hundred metres away down a hill was a spring fed pool with the cleanest drinkable water I’ve ever sampled. As well as being my primary water source, I also used to bathe frequently in the pool. This led to plenty of naked swims in my mountain spring but also many naked walks through the lush bushland back to the shack as I drip dried in the sun. Being super prudish, as I am, I found the feeling of being naked in nature both vulnerable and very liberating. It was at this time that my love for being immersed in nature and its cleansing qualities were realised. Nature Bath is therefore my attempt to capture and share the essence of that feeling through a visual medium. Robbie Crane Wallabi Point NSW Nature Bath oil on canvas
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