The letters that make up the title of this show are drawn from the words Refiguring, Emerging, Surfacing, Expanding, and Transforming. They adeptly explain Felicity Sivewright's unique style and engaging paintings. They also direct our visual, intellectual and emotional responses to her exhibits.

These are lyrical works of ambiguous patterns constructed of rigid marks, flowing shapes and daubs of paint to give each work an internal dynamic of it's own. Stand away from an exhibit to capture a sense of the whole and be awed by how it suggests a cosmic narrative. Then step in close, examine the surfaces and enjoy how the dots, lines, shapes and suggestions are actually put down onto the canvas. The artist makes her own stencils and stamps to produce clean spots and lines, as well as irregular shapes and smudges.

In some exhibits, like Suspension, the colour and marks create a gentle field for meditation on cosmic beginnings while others such as Emily's Orchids have us contemplating nature in autumn. Then there is Drift - lines where amoeba-like shapes float over, under and through horizontal rows of pink spots that are dissected by diagonal rows of tiny white dots. All are mesmerizing.

What I found most engaging about Sivewright work is how some patterns own a sense of being hieroglyphic messages that hold some concealed meaning. For example, Twisted Script has us feeling safe and cosy as we nestle in a thicket woven from broad dark lines, and look out at golden sunlight. Then the rich ground of Transforming sent me hurtling through space as the canvas hosts a collection of organic shapes that are either gathering inward to form a mass of light or exploding outward to create the universe. Either way it is captivating. And there is the edgy feel to Transforming State 1 as it suggests something of dysfunctional domesticity. What could be a white lace doily is placed over a wild pattern reminiscent of fabric on a 1950's sofa. The delicate lace can't hide the ground print causing me to think about how some folk try to cover up discordant situations.

But these are just my readings of the work and you may see something quite different. Don't be surprised if, when viewing Sivewright's paintings, you find yourself putting your own sense of history and mystery into the images. Relax, let go and enjoy knowing that the artist has fulfilled her commitment to provide the viewer with 'interesting, engaging and inventive abstract paintings.'  I do appreciate it when a good artist can RESET my imagination.