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THE OBSESSIVE OBSERVER: An exhibition by Chris Williamson

Past exhibition
5 - 29 September 2025
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This collection comprises six ink and watercolour drawings on canvas and six assemblage sculptures made from found objects.
An image of each sculpture can be found hidden within the lines of its paired illustration, while elements and the themes from the illustration are reflected behind the doors of the sculpture, hidden from view until the doors are opened...Click on each artwork to see it in more detail.
  • The Allotments: One good day in the garden is better than a fortnight in Skegness
    Chris Williamson
    The Allotments: One good day in the garden is better than a fortnight in Skegness
    Ink and watercolour on canvas
    122 x 91.5 cm
    48 x 36 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
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  • Seed Bank
    Chris Williamson
    Seed Bank
    Assemblage
    60 x 32 x 13 cm
    23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 5 1/8 in
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  • Town Hall: “We’ve still got time for a quick drink if you like…”
    Chris Williamson
    Town Hall: “We’ve still got time for a quick drink if you like…”
    Ink and watercolour on canvas
    122 x 91.5 cm
    48 x 36 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
    Copyright The Artist
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  • Time, gentlemen, please!
    Chris Williamson
    Time, gentlemen, please!
    Assemblage
    60 x 32 x 13 cm
    23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 5 1/8 in
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  • Terminus: The Six-Forty-Seven for Rotherham, Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Grimsby will leave from Platform Three
    Chris Williamson
    Terminus: The Six-Forty-Seven for Rotherham, Doncaster, Scunthorpe and Grimsby will leave from Platform Three
    Ink and watercolour on canvas
    122 x 91.5 cm
    48 x 36 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
    Copyright The Artist
  • Rolling Stock
    Chris Williamson
    Rolling Stock
    Assemblage
    60 x 32 x 13 cm
    23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 5 1/8 in
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  • The Pier: “Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside….”
    Chris Williamson
    The Pier: “Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside….”
    Ink and watercolour on canvas
    122 x 91.5 cm
    48 x 36 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
    Copyright The Artist
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  • That’s the way to do it!
    Chris Williamson
    That’s the way to do it!
    Assemblage
    60 x 32 x 13 cm
    23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 5 1/8 in
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  • Grimsgarth: Up Whipperdale Bank to Grinton, Reeth and Clough
    Chris Williamson
    Grimsgarth: Up Whipperdale Bank to Grinton, Reeth and Clough
    Ink and watercolour on canvas
    122 x 91.5 cm
    48 x 36 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
    Copyright The Artist
  • Private Lives, Private Stills
    Chris Williamson
    Private Lives, Private Stills
    Assemblage
    60 x 32 x 13 cm
    23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 5 1/8 in
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  • The Obsessive Observer: I draw, therefore I am
    Chris Williamson
    The Obsessive Observer: I draw, therefore I am
    Ink and watercolour on canvas
    122 x 91.5 cm
    48 x 36 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
    Copyright The Artist
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  • Paintbox
    Chris Williamson
    Paintbox
    Assemblage
    89 x 35 x 12.5 cm
    35 x 13 3/4 x 4 7/8 in
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  • The Docks: We Sail on the Evening Tide
    Chris Williamson
    The Docks: We Sail on the Evening Tide
    Ink and watercolour on canvas
    122 x 91.5 cm
    48 x 36 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
    Copyright The Artist
  • D.R.E.A.D.N.O.U.G.H.T
    Chris Williamson
    D.R.E.A.D.N.O.U.G.H.T
    Assemblage
    60 x 32 x 13 cm
    23 5/8 x 12 5/8 x 5 1/8 in
    Courtesy of REDSEA Gallery Margaret River
    Copyright The Artist
The Obsessive Observer artwork was the original inspiration for Chris Williamson's exhibition titled The Obsessive Observer. From this illustration came the six sets of drawings and sculptures.

Each of the six illustrations is available as a Limited Edition, museum-grade Giclee print (size 60 x 50 cm) along with editions of The Obsessive Observer.

Please contact us at info@redseagallery.au or call (+61) 08 9783 4033 for further information about any artwork from this exhibition.

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