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Dusk Tales and Nocturnes
AVERILL LAWLER
APRIL 01 - 30 2026
Averill Lawler - Dusk Tales and Nocturnes
In music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful, playful mid-section where you imagine the secrets of the night awaken while the rest of the world is sleeping. Finally, the music settles again, perhaps returning to the original melody, touched with a hint of melancholy, before closing softly. I had this structure in mind as I painted these artworks.
There is a quiet magic in the night: the fading embers of day, the lingering traces of light and the encroaching darkness. In the dark we seek the light so that we can make sense of the world, ribbons of light that are fragile and fleeting. I wanted to capture the feeling of standing under the Aurora Australis that is visible to the naked eye. For thousands of years people all over the world have looked up into the night sky feeling small as they stargaze. I think these things unite us in experience and
across time.
These works capture the fall of dusk, the dancing light, moon ladders across the water and the deep indigo of the sky full of stars.
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Averill Lawler - Sky Dance
$4,300.00
Sky DanceAverill LawlerOil on linen137 x 122cmAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful, playful mid-section...
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Averill Lawler - The Moonlight and Maria
$2,500.00
The Moonlight and MariaAverill LawlerOil on linen90cm diameterAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful,...
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Averill Lawler - Moon Ladder
$2,200.00
Moon LadderAverill LawlerOil on linen86 x 66cmAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful, playful mid-section...
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Averill Lawler - Eventide
$1,100.00
EventideAverill LawlerOil on linen38 x 64cmAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful, playful mid-section where...
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Averill Lawler - A Dusk Tale
$2,200.00
A Dusk TaleAverill LawlerOil on linen86 x 66cmAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful,...
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Averill Lawler - Belt of Venus
$1,100.00
Belt of VenusAverill LawlerOil on linen38 x 64cmAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful,...
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Averill Lawler - Night Music
$750.00
Night MusicAverill LawlerOil on linen41 x 31cmAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful, playful mid-section...
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Averill Lawler - Celestial
$310.00
Light Dance 2Averill LawlerOil on wooden panel20cm diamterAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful,...
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Averill Lawler - Light Dance 1
$420.00
Light Dance 1Averill LawlerOil on linen25 x 25cmAverill Lawler - Dusk Tales and NocturnesIn music, a Nocturne begins quietly, then unfolds into a magical, colourful,...
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Art Prints & Photography
Peter Dombrovskis - Rock Island Bend
$98.00
Morning mist, Rock Island Bend, Franklin River, TasmaniaDombrovskis’s most iconic image, Rock Island Bend was the defining symbol of the successful campaign to prevent the...
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Peter Dombrovskis - Lake Oberon
$98.00
Lake Oberon, Western Arthur Range, southwest TasmaniaRichea scoparia, Richea pandanifolia, a grey drizzly day and the rugged landscape of the Western Arthur Range harmonise to...
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Peter Dombrovskis - Dolerite columns, Organ Pipes, kunanyi/Mount Wellington
$98.00
Dolerite columns at the head of avalanche couloir, Organ Pipes, kunanyi/Mount Wellington.Sunlight breaks through mist on the dramatic Organ Pipes cliffs of kunanyi/Mt Wellington. The...
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Peter Dombrovskis - Barn Bluff
$98.00
Richea scorparia in bloom at Barn Bluff, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, TasmaniaMorning light illuminates flowering scoparia, while the peak of Barn Bluff rises...
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Peter Dombrovskis - Myrtle Tree
$98.00
Myrtle tree in rainforest at Mount Anne, southwest TasmaniaMist envelopes ancient, cool temperate rainforest in Tasmania’s World Heritage Wilderness. Shaped by wind and stunted by...
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Peter Dombrovskis - Little Horn
$98.00
Morning light on Little Horn, Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park, TasmaniaDwarf pencil pines grow on the fire-protected lee side of an alpine tarn, while...
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Rob Blakers - Navarre Plains - Snowgums
$1,400.00
Moring light brushes woodland south of Lake St Clair, TasmaniaMid-winter light touches the sinuous upper branches of a copse of snowgums as shifting valley fog...
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Rob Blakers - Highlands of North East Tasmania - Ancient Myrtle
$1,400.00
Ancient Myrtle, highlands of north east TasmaniaA majestic and ancient myrtle tree, covered by epiphytic ferns and bathed in morning sunlight and mist after a...
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Books & Guides
The Photography of Peter Dombrovskis: Journeys Into the Wild
$40.00
Journeys Into the WildPeter DombrovskisIntroduction by Bob BrownHardcoverThe Photography of Peter Dombrovskis: Journeys Into the Wild is a stunning pictorial account of Dombrovskis' photographic work....
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Field Guide To Tasmanian Birds - Updated Edition
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Field Guide To Tasmanian BirdsDave WattsUpdated EditionNew HollandSoftcoverField Guide to Tasmanian Birds provides a comprehensive listing of all major bird species found in Tasmania, accompanied...
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Treeflip
$20.00
TreeFlipA portable, all-weather, easy-to-use reference for bushwalkers, naturalists and botanists. Life-size guide to the trees of Tasmania By Rob Wiltshire & Greg Jordan UTAS Laminated...
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FungiFlip
$20.00
FungiFlip Genevieve Gates, David Ratkowsky and Rob Wiltshire.Photography by Michael Pilkington and Matthias TheissUniversity of Tasmania, School of Biological Sciences A wonderful pictorial guide to...
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Eucaflip
$20.00
Eucaflip Rob Wiltshire and Brad PottsUniversity of Tasmania A portable, all-weather, easy-to-use reference for bushwalkers, naturalists and botanists in a laminated fold-out booklet.
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PooFlip
$20.00
PooFlip Photography by Rob WiltshireIllustrations by Jane BurrellUniversity of Tasmania, School of Biological Sciences A pictorial guide to the scats of Tasmanian native mammals. A...
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The Guide to Tasmanian Wildlife 2nd Edition (OUT OF PRINT)
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The Guide to Tasmanian Wildlife 2nd EditionAngus McNabForty South PublishingSoftcoverThe Guide to Tasmanian Wildlife is a comprehensive new guide to identifying Tasmania's amphibians, reptiles, mammals,...
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Plant Identikit - Coastal Plants of Tasmania
$11.00
Coastal Plants of TasmaniaPhil Collier and Christine HowellAustralian Plants Society Tasmania 2nd EditionPaperbackCoastal Plants of Tasmania is part of a series of pocket sized Tasmanian identikit booklets written and illustrated...
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Miellerie Honey – Lake Pedder’s Nectar – 325g
$12.50
Lake Pedder’s Nectar – 325gMiellerie HoneyDuring late October to early January the bees gather their favourite wild flower nectars from the heart of Tasmania’s world...
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Miellerie Honey – Lake Pedder’s Nectar – 900g
$30.00
Lake Pedder’s Nectar – 900gMiellerie HoneyDuring late October to early January the bees gather their favourite wild flower nectars from the heart of Tasmania’s world...
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Miellerie Honey – Leatherwood – 325g
$14.00
Leatherwood Honey – 325gMiellerie HoneyLeatherwood is a gorgeous tree from ancient Gondwanaland that grows in the cold, deep rainforest of the world heritage wilderness of...
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Miellerie Honey – Leatherwood – 900g
$32.00
Leatherwood Honey – 900gMiellerie HoneyLeatherwood is a gorgeous tree from ancient Gondwanaland that grows in the cold, deep rainforest of the world heritage wilderness of...
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Miellerie Honey – Prickly Box – 325g
$15.00
Prickly Box Honey – 325gMiellerie HoneyPrickly Box is a shrub of delicate little white flowers and thorns which grows slowly in poor soil, bending under...
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Miellerie Honey – Tea Tree / Manuka (132 Methylglyoxal mg/kg ) – 325g
$24.00
Tea Tree / Manuka (132 Methylglyoxal mg/kg ) Honey – 325gMiellerie HoneyTea Tree honey, also known as 'Manuka', contains an active component called Methylglyoxal, and...
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Miellerie Honey – Tea Tree / Manuka (132 Methylglyoxal mg/kg ) – 900g
$42.00
Tea Tree / Manuka (132 Methylglyoxal mg/kg ) Honey – 900gMiellerie HoneyTea Tree honey, also known as 'Manuka', contains an active component called Methylglyoxal, and...
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Perigord Truffles of Tasmania - Truffle Honey with Hazelnuts - 250g
$16.00
Truffle Honey with Hazelnuts - 250gPerigord Truffles of TasmaniaA honey with freshly harvested Tasmanian truffles and macadamia nuts. Beautiful with sweet or savoury foods - pair with...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey & Buttermilk
$13.00
Tasmanian Leatherwood Honey & Buttermilk Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics115-120gmsMilie Organics #1 soap for the past 5 years! Silky on the skin with a relaxing blend of...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Tasmanian Peppermint & Blue Gum Eucalyptus
$13.00
Tasmanian Peppermint & Blue Gum Eucalyptus Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics Approx 117gMilie Organics have blended together sweet Tasmanian peppermint oil and blue gum eucalyptus for a perfect...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Tasmanian Pepperberry
$13.00
Tasmanian Pepperberry Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics150gSpicy and invigorating, motivating blend of essential oils with crushed Tasmanian Pepperberry as an exfoliant.Ingredients – Tasmanian Extra Virgin Olive Oil,...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Wild Honey & Oatmeal
$13.00
Wild Honey & Oatmeal Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics115-120gmsSoothing soap, ideal for itchy skinGentle, unscented Tasmanian soap made with colloidal oatmeal, local Tasmanian dairy yoghurt, with...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Lemon Myrtle
$13.00
Lemon Myrtle Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics115-120gms Everyone loves the uplifting fresh scent of lemon myrtle. It’s basally a staple in everyone’s bathroom. Great natural anti-bacterial properties.Lemon...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Rose Geranium
$13.00
Rose Geranium With Pink Clay Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics115-120gms. Ideal for hormonal, oily or sluggish skin.Ingredients – Saponified Tasmanian Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Tasmanian Non GM...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Eastern Spice
$13.00
Eastern Spice Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics200gNourishing olive oil soap, filled with warm exotic aroma to uplift the mood and fill you with a sense of adventure. Best...
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Milie Organics - Olive Oil Soap - Royal Aphrodite
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Royal Aphrodite Olive Oil SoapMilie Organics115-120gms Sensual blend of essential oils in this eye catching piece of artwork. Rich in activated charcoal.Royal Aphrodite Olive Oil Soap –...
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