Oil Paintings by Ken Rasmussen
Cape to Cape | $2,800 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| TY88 |
This painting shows the gentle undulating country around Margaret River, looking across from Cape Naturaliste in the north to Cape Leeuwin in the south. You can see two lighthouses, Dunsborough, Yallingup, Smiths Beach, Prevelly and Margaret River (with the bridge crossing over the river).
Open Playing Field | $2,560 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| HS97 |
When you’re on playing fields, you can see the whole expanse out in front of you. You can see the players and the activities, and you get a sense of where you can engage. You can see how to participate. You get choices.
Beach Palace | $5,900 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| PB12 |
I’m very taken by Cottesloe’s iconic pavilion. I see it as a beach palace that proudly looks out over the sea, the passing ships and Rottnest Island. This painting looks south over Rottnest and Cottesloe. You can see down Gage Roads to Fremantle and Garden Island. Inland you can follow the Swan River up to the Perth CBD or the Canning River out to Applecross.
Safely Bringing Them In | $5,900 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| CN32 |
The Cape Naturaliste lighthouse guide ships to safety. We have our own trusted guides to places of safety. Places include Cape Naturaliste and Geographe Bay, Yallingup, Bunker Bay and Eagle Bay.
Hong Kong – City Of The Bold | $5,680 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| DL60 |
Dreams and buildings soar skywards. Here is the boldness and the striving.
Flying, Floating, Diving | $5,900 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| DV69 |
Birds fly, clouds float and whales dive. Movements so smooth yet behind each there’s this incredible energy we can’t see. Places include Cape Naturaliste and Geographe Bay, Yallingup, Bunker Bay and Eagle Bay.
How We Know Things | $5,900 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| SG57 |
The owls and the lighthouse are our own points of reference. Knowledge meets wisdom and we find our way forward. Places include Cape Naturaliste and Geographe Bay, Yallingup, Bunker Bay and Eagle Bay.
City on the River | $14,400 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| NH55 |
The Swan River flows between the twin cities of Perth and South Perth, out into an expansive waterway. There are layers of detail in the cities – gold has a magical, enchanting quality, and there are rich blues and purples. There is a storybook quality to the city, to the places we see every day and have a great fondness for.
How We Find Colour | $3,400 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| RK81 |
I’m honouring the pure beauty and dignity of suburban life. This painting is Applecross on the Canning River, looking over to the city of Perth. I’ve included Garden City shopping centre where people gather. I’ve made the houses like a row of jewels. I’m saying there’s something individual and important about the people who find their home in the suburbs.
Hong Kong Golden City | $5,800 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| QG53 |
We are dazzled by the golden sun reflected off the city towers. Fortunes are made in this market as pulses race and people dream.
Big Radiant City | $7,000 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| KD92 |
This painting is about a place that gives us stability and a solidness to the principles of law and the rules of life. You can see that in the layering. There are layers of things that make up civilisation and make things on which we can depend. There’s tremendous investment in education and processes. I’m paying homage to the layers of time and work that go into making historical progression.
Looking Forward | $5,250 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| QN62 |
We live in an optimistic city where the natural momentum is always carrying us forward. This is a place where people look to the future. They have a vision for how things can be. That energy is all around us.
The Whole Universe | $2,500 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| TS40 |
As a child, the places we go in the summer become our universe. The ocean and the sky give us a sense of space and infinity. All things seem possible.
Margaret River Holidays | $3,800 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| LL80 |
This painting captures a memory of walking over the bridge near the waterlilies in Margaret River. I’m walking with my wife, and we are feeling like a king and queen. I love waterlilies. In summer they sit there on the surface of the water. In winter the water flows swiftly. You see the lilies are pulled by the current, but they hold firm because they are anchored to the bottom by long tendrils. In much the same way life gets tough. A relationship is tested. At the same time, it remains an anchor so that we are not overwhelmed and swept away by the seasons and currents of life.
Vineyard Dam at Margaret River | $4,050 |
Oil on Board Painting
| D25 |
We are looking over a vineyard dam in the early morning light. This is right at the bottom of a chain of about five dams. Caves Road is behind us and that ridge up there is where Wildwood Road runs.
Margaret River Sunlit Pools | $5,450 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| RL47 |
This is a celebration of the Margaret River waterlilies and the beautiful little village. You can see the sun moving across the sky. You are walking up from the river into the village.
Come To The Forest | $5,250 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| RH86 |
This is a little celebration of the pine forest of Cottesloe and the colours of the kites, the ships and the houses. I am reminded of the lively European fairgrounds with their flags and joyful activity.
Mosman Bay Summer Sunset | $3,900 |
Oil on Board Painting
| A47 |
This is a late afternoon. The sun is setting over Peppermint Grove. You’re looking north towards Claremont and King’s Park.
Margaret River Monet | $3,900 |
Oil on Board Painting
| A49 |
Just as Monet did, I’m using the bridge as a framing device between the more neutral colours at the top and the bottom. There’s a focus on the brilliance of the light that shines underneath the bridge.
Caves Road Margaret River | $1,900 |
Oil on Board Painting
| A85 |
We can see vineyards, Caves Road and the Leeuwin Ridge behind it. It is a sheer joy for me to paint this the light in this wonderful place. We can see the glitter on the young vines, the faded grasses of late summer and the contrast between the greenery and the soft faded colours of summer.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool at Dawn | $4,200 |
Oil on Board Painting
| Z99 |
We are standing in the very early morning in the summer. It’s about five or six o’clock. The sun is just coming up. It is shining underneath the karri trees and showing us a real blaze of leaf colour.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool – Water Lilies & Karri | $3,900 |
Oil on Board Painting
| B22 |
This is a Margaret River morning scene. I have watched that karri tree grow for the past thirty years. It is my favourite river tree in this beautiful place.
Great Big City | $3,400 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| PT61 |
I’m showing you a landscape that you know well. There’s Kings Park, the city, the landmarks of Applecross and the river and the bridge. I’ve used gold light as an affirmation. I want people you feel the value of where you live, and your experience of the world.
The Vintage at Margaret River | $3,980 |
Oil on Board Painting
| B43 |
These vines are near where Wildwood Road joins Caves Road. Caves Road is down the bottom of the valley out of sight. This is summertime in a Margaret River vineyard.
Autumn’s Fire at Margaret River | $4,180 |
Oil on Board Painting
| B67 |
This is a scene at dawn. We can see the white flowers of the pompom plants sometimes called “pussycat tails”. The light is bouncing off the flowers exaggerating the pink of the dawn. It’s quite a spectacular effect. The leaves on the vines are turning their beautiful autumn tones.
This Beautiful Stage | $4,800 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| YZ32 |
We’ve come to see ourselves on this beautiful stage. Our hearts are filled with pride as we realise the blessings of this place.
The Margaret River Water Lily Pool and the Margaret River Town Bridge | $3,980 |
Oil on Board Painting
| B76 |
We are upstream from the bridge at Margaret River. This is on the northern bank. It’s after lunchtime in the summer.
Storybook Land | $4,800 |
Oil on Linen Painting
| GZ33 |
As a child, we read storybooks about hopes and dreams. Time passes and soon we discover that we live in this storybook land, surrounded by things that dazzle and delight us.
River of Gold | $5,400 |
Oil on Canvas Painting
| RL83 |
This painting is all about the nightlife in Perth. You can see the city lights and headlights of cars as people move around the city. That’s why Northbridge is in the foreground because it has such vibrancy. I used to live just off to the right in West Perth and would walk to the city at night. It was a thrill for me because the movement and rhythm of car headlights would be illuminating the streets. To an artist like me, these waves of light are really something.
The Vintage at Margaret River | $2,380 |
Oil on Board Painting
| B84 |
This is a painting about the business of picking the grapes and working in the vineyard. You’ll notice the tractor in the background on this stunning summers day.