Bush Landscape with Sunbeams

Over the last twenty years Robinson has emerged as one of the most distinctive and original interpreters of the Australian landscape. His unique style incorporates sections of detailed brushwork within a distorted composition. The multiplicity of viewpoints evident in paintings such as this one, endeavors to encapsulate the sensory experience of the Queensland rainforest, rather than simply portraying an accurate topographical or botanical account of the landscape.

" the works are about sensation rather than description. I view the earth as a living organism of which we are a part, that is ideally part of its complete unity and complexity." (William Robinson cited in L Klepac, William Robinson Paintings 1987 - 2000, Sydney, 2001, p. 139.)