the left hand tells the right hand what to paint
“I draw with my left hand and paint with my right. The left hand is free of everything I have learned, and the right hand gets to enjoy the surprise.” - Virginia Lydiard
Shown as part of 14 Artists, a group exhibition of fourteen artists organised by Cilla Campbell.
WHEN
20 August to 1 September 2026,
10am to 4pm daily
WHERE
The Garden Gallery, Mrs Macquaries Road, Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney
ARTISTS' CELEBRATION
Sunday 23 August, 2pm to 4pm
Large works
6 works · $350 each
Palimpsest and Chromatic Surge – Acrylic, watercolour and pen – 297 × 420 mm
Mess on My Sofa – Watercolour and pen – 297 × 420 mm
Potts Point Interior – Watercolour and pen – 297 × 420 mm
Birthday Flowers 1 – Watercolour and pen – 420 × 297 mm
Birthday Flowers 2 – Watercolour and pen – 420 × 297 mm
Birthday Flowers 3 – Watercolour and pen – 420 × 297 mm
Medium works
20 works · $180 each
Harbour City Unguarded – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Sea, Sand and Suburbs – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Harbour at the Edge of Sleep – Acrylic and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Boys at the Wharf, Elizabeth Bay – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Jazz in the City – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Silver City from Embarkation Park – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Pure Imagination – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
From the Balcony, Looking In – Acrylic and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Heat Haze – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
City in Colour – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Pink City – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
City in Violet – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
The Old Coat and The House – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
The Unresolved Animal – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm – Sold
Autumn Canopy – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
The Mysterious Crowd – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 297 mm
Tangled Garden – Watercolour and pen – 297 × 210 mm
From the Wharf, Elizabeth Bay – Watercolour and pen – 297 × 210 mm
Ship Wreck – Acrylic and pen – 297 × 210 mm
Harbour Magic – Watercolour and pen – 297 × 210 mm
Small works
14 works · $120 each
Bridge With the Other Hand – Watercolour and pen – 148 × 210 mm
The City Holds its Shape – Watercolour and pen – 148 × 210 mm
20 Wylde Street from the Wharf – Watercolour and pen – 148 × 210 mm
Sunday Clouds, Orwell Street – Watercolour and pen – 148 × 210 mm
CBD, Non-Dominant – Watercolour and pen – 148 × 210 mm – Sold
Sydney CBD Skyline from Embarkation Park – Gold pen – 148 × 210 mm
Left hand studies Lankelly Place – Pencil and pen – 148 × 210 mm
The City Half Remembered – Watercolour and pen – 148 × 210 mm
Sydney Redrawn – Watercolour and pen – 148 × 210 mm
Leaded Light – Acrylic pen – 148 × 210 mm – Sold
The Blue Taurus – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 148 mm – Sold
From the Macleay Steps – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 148 mm
Held Within – Watercolour and pen – 210 × 148 mm
Greeting Cards
Printed from Pink Palimpsest · blank inside
$10 each · $50 for six
Enquiries
Please email Virginia with the title of the work and she will be in touch.