Ella Dunn

She found comfort in putting out the washing, 2022

OIL ON CANVAS
34 × 29 cm
Here is a dear friend who finds happiness and comfort in doing the washing. This is part of her ritual and grounding. I watch her as she picks pegs from her apron stringing the clothes up on the line bringing her joy and satisfaction. It is the small things in life.


Ella Dunn is a Melbourne based artist who focuses on figurative, narrative based works. Using paint to delve into domestic scenes, her immediate surrounds and personal experiences to investigate connections to place, memory and relationships. In particular, exploring the relationship between both fictional and personal narratives and how they can be skewed or exaggerated.
Ella Dunn is a Melbourne based artist who focuses on figurative, narrative based works. Using paint to delve into domestic scenes, her immediate surrounds and personal experiences to investigate connections to place, memory and relationships. In particular, exploring the relationship between both fictional and personal narratives and how they can be skewed or exaggerated.
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