Pacific Palms Art

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Kerry-Anne Blanket
17/01/2025

Pacific Palms is a beautiful coastal area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The Pacific Palms region includes Charlotte Bay, Smiths Lake, Blueys Beach, Elizabeth Beach, Boomerang Beach and Tiona. It is also home to Booti Booti National Park.

A sunny Day at Blueys Beach in the Pacific Palms region

Blueys and Boomerang Beach are known for their beauty and surfing. Lizzie Beach is favourite for families and many Sydney-siders spend their annual holidays there. Another attraction for tourist visitors to the area is the Green Cathedral at the north end of Pacific Palms. It is an outdoor cathedral positioned in a cabbage tree forest overlooking the sunning Wallis Lake. It is also popular for hiking trails which lead to some of Australia’s most secluded and tranquil beaches.

Landscape artists are drawn to the Pacific Palms area to paint.

A painting of Bluey’s Beach in the Pacific Palms area sitting on the easel mid completion. Sally West created the painting in her authentic plein air process and style.

Boomerang Beach is the best surfing beach in the Pacific Palms precinct, with rock ledges helping to form great waves. The rocky headlands have some great rock pool rambles at low tide.

The beach is actually boomerang-shaped and although it is unpatrolled, it is ideal for swimming with protection from prevailing winds at either end. It is balanced at each end with headlands and faces east capturing the best swell from the Pacific and offering brilliant and beautiful sunrises. This beach is a favourite painting location for the artist, Sally West and is filled with treasured memories.

View from the artist’s easel at Boomerang Beach
Photo taken by Sally West mid-paint-out.

Sally West regularly visits the Pacific Palms area and paints the local beaches and community areas.

Swell SE Wind W – Beach Palmy Study 3 (9.5.18)

Rachel Reading is inspired by her coastal home in the region. A very popular contemporary Australian artist highlighting the beauty of sea life and the flora of Australia’s coast. Her intricate and incredibly detailed works are carefully planned, with the detailed result takes months to achieve. The charcoal works are treated with the finest lacquering process which not only protects and preserves the image on the wood panel but also adds a luxurious sheen finish.

A photo showing a charcoal on board by artist Rachel Reading

“ I create timeless charcoal on timber artworks, mainly influenced by our stunning Australian coastline. These charcoal pieces take weeks and months to compose. They will catch your eye from afar & up close up, leave you mesmerised with all the fine detail.” Rachel Reading

An artwork recently purchased at KAB Gallery Terrigal by Rachel Reading in-situ. Courtesy of the new and happy owner.

About the author

Kerry-Anne Blanket

Director & Curator - KAB Gallery

KAB Gallery’s Kerry-Anne Blanket holds a Bachelor of Visual Arts and two Masters degrees (Hons) from the University of Sydney. With an extensive career in art education along with the management of museums and investment art galleries, Kerry-Anne can offer premier art consulting to her clients and source specially requested works.

She has a keen eye for detail, comprehensive art market knowledge and a love of all things beautiful. Kerry-Anne works directly with artists and collectors alike to curate interesting and eclectic exhibitions.