Satin Soul 05

Satin Soul 05 is the fifth work in my Satin Soul series — and the first built around a vortex. Instead of the flowing drapery folds of the earlier works, here the light gathers into a slow spiral, as though a length of pale silk were being drawn gently through still water.

The palette is warm sand: soft creams and champagne tones unfurling from the luminous centre, deepening into terracotta, umber and a quiet olive shadow as the current sweeps toward the edge. Threads of gold and silver are worked through the surface in thick impasto, catching real light as you move past the painting — every ridge of paint was laid by palette knife, so the texture shifts from satin-smooth passages to raised, sculptural strokes.

The composition breathes from left to right: a bright, weightless spiral resolving into darker, denser movement — calm at the centre, energy at the edge.

Painted on quality canvas over a 4cm deep solid timber stretcher with painted edges, this piece hangs beautifully unframed for a clean, gallery-style presentation. It arrives ready to hang.

At 150cm wide, it suits a living room, bedroom, hallway or workspace in neutral, warm-toned or Japandi interiors — it brings movement without noise.

Satin Soul is an ongoing series exploring light moving through folds of satin — each work a different colourway, each one-of-a-kind.

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I’m a Sydney-based artist and mother of four. Painting has been part of my life since I was six years old, but it became something profoundly different after the birth of my fourth son, Aaron.

Aaron was born with complex additional needs, and the months that followed changed every part of my life. Alongside the demands of caring for him, I experienced a long and ongoing journey through postpartum depression. There were times when I felt as though I had slipped beneath the surface of deep water—unable to breathe, unable to see a way back, searching desperately for light.

When I found myself unable to express those emotions in words, I returned to painting.

What began as a way to survive gradually became a way to heal.

Night after night, after my children had fallen asleep, I stood quietly before a blank canvas. Each layer of paint carried emotions I could not speak aloud. Slowly, those heavy feelings transformed into atmosphere, texture, colour, and light. Painting did not erase the darkness, but it gave me somewhere to place it.

That experience continues to shape everything I create.

Across my work, light is never simply illumination. It is a symbol of hope without certainty, peace without perfection, and freedom that is often found quietly rather than dramatically. I am drawn to expansive spaces, restrained colour palettes, soft transitions, and moments where silence feels almost tangible. Rather than telling literal stories, my paintings invite viewers to pause, breathe, and discover their own emotional landscape.

Although each collection explores a different visual language, they are united by the same intention: a search for light.

I don’t paint because I have found it.

I paint because I am still looking.