Melbourne artist John Scurry’s paintings are described as ‘beautifully nuanced, unassuming landscapes’ yet, it is his interior compositions and still life arrangements, elegantly rendered in a calm, soft palette, that command our attention, allowing us to ruminate in their quietude and sublime beauty. Scurry discusses creative life during lockdown in conversation with Alexandra Sasse.

How has life been for you under rolling restrictions?

Luckily it hasn’t impinged in a desperately negative way, just a lot of small personal injustices… With life under lockdown, now