Field Studies: Bunya Mountains is a small group of plein air oil paintings made on site in the Bunya Mountains, Queensland. Painted in the open air through shifting weather and passing light, these works hold deep views across the range and the dense abundance of the bush. They form part of my ongoing landscape practice, exploring atmosphere, place, and the quiet restorative stillness found within the Australian landscape.
if you are interested in acquiring one of these pieces or something like it, please contact Zac at zjmoynihan@gmail.com or on instagram @zjm_art
Oil on paper, 42 × 14.8 cm framed behind matboard and glass
Last Light on the Ridge follows the road as it curves into the depths catching a brief warmth across the hillside and the deep greens of the bush beyond. A quiet field painting shaped by distance, weather, and the slowing light of late afternoon.
Oil on board, 20 × 15 cm tas oak float frame
A small plein air study painted on location in the Bunya Mountains, focused on the muted greens and soft atmosphere of the range on an overcast morning.
Oil on paper - 15 × 10cm framed behind matboard and glass
A small work depicting the last of the golden, raking light hitting the edge of the Bunyas.
Oil on board, 30 × 20 cm tas oak float frame
A vertical study of the eucalypt canopy, painted quickly in response to the bright breaks of light through foliage.
Oil on paper, A4 (21 × 29.7 cm) framed behind matboard and glass
Painted on location in the Bunya Mountains, this work is a plein air response to shifting light through the canopy and the deep tonal weight of the bush.
2026 - Oil on Panel - 15×10cm - framed in tas oak float frame.
An early morning study in atmospheric perspective. Focussing on the dissolution of form in space as the early morning mist settles over the landscape.
Oil on board, 40 × 20 cm tas oak float frame
A larger atmospheric study painted on location, responding to the layered ridgelines and late light moving across the range.