Liz describes her work as a meditation where you can disappear into the landscape. There are not very many overt referential horizon lines and for all the pervasive ‘pictorial reality’ or naturalism, the pictures are foremostly paintings about the act of painting. As evident in 'Falling for You' a painting that could almost be read from any angle. It is a busy all-over type painting reminiscent of Abstract Expressionist or indigenous Australian paintings, whereby an all-over pattern is a central concern. It’s as much about the design as the ‘picture’ or subject.

Liz Sullivan has been a Finalist in the Doug Moran prize, The Glover prize, The Kennedy prize and recently, the Archibald Prize. Liz was the inaugural recipient in 1984 of the Clemenger Art Prize.