Rising Stars

Australian artists who are enjoying a surge in popularity and sales on Bluethumb. Artists to watch and among our top best sellers.

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Lydie Paton

Adelaide

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Blackened trunks of grass trees and silvery grey trunks of eucalypts set in a rocky pink and ochre landscape.

Old Yakka II

Mixed Media, 33.2cm (W) x 33.2cm (H)

A$520

A textured surface, with impasto brush marks and grit. A spectrum of browns and neutral colours with highlights in pink and red.

I like my coffee black

Mixed Media, 30.5cm (W) x 29cm (H)

A$310

Blackened trunks of grass trees and silvery grey trunks of eucalypts set in a rocky pink and ochre landscape.

Old Yakka I

Mixed Media, 33.2cm (W) x 33.2cm (H)

A$520

Norfolk pines against the sky I

Mixed Media, 43cm (W) x 43cm (H)

A$530

Tarli Bird

Victoria

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Sahara desert in sunset

Sahara 8

Mixed Media, 50cm (W) x 70cm (H)

A$1,550

Urban Landscape: Flinders Ranges

Mixed Media, 100cm (W) x 70cm (H)

A$850

Sahara desert in sunset

Golden California 5

Mixed Media, 50cm (W) x 70cm (H)

A$1,550

Abstract sunset

Colour Vision 32

Mixed Media, 50cm (W) x 70cm (H)

A$1,550

Ben Parker

Brisbane

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Textured layers of blue, orange and black.

Okay Computer (Concrete)

Other Media, 123cm (W) x 123cm (H)

A$560

Soft blush and pink with elements of white.

With My Whole Heart

Other Media, 126cm (W) x 56cm (H)

A$620

Beautiful soft shades of light blue, blush, white, accented with blue line flower like design.

Gypsy Morning

Other Media, 180cm (W) x 120cm (H)

A$910

Orange splash, multiple blues, white highlights.

Phase Complete

Acrylic, 125cm (W) x 125cm (H)

A$540

LOU SHELDON

Australia

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My Favourite Garden

Mixed Media, 150cm (W) x 100cm (H)

A$2,320

The Way We Beach

Mixed Media, 153cm (W) x 103cm (H)

A$2,500

Down In The River

Mixed Media, 76.5cm (W) x 61cm (H)

A$740

Andrew Rovenko

Melbourne

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Silvia Rubboli Golf

Bondi Beach

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Sardines on an book cover

Trust the Lonely Planet

Silvia Rubboli Golf

Watercolour, 47cm (W) x 57cm (H)

A$690

Patttaya Fish Market.
I am working on a new series of Fish Markets, but not those huge, soulless and cold buildings.
Fisk Markets where people are coming together, by the beach or near the beach, where the catch is fresh, where fish is work, daily. Where fish is smelly and men and women are making a living with a direct contact with Nature.
This piece is particularly colourfull and bright.
Is a statement.
Neon signs, wires, people, confusion.
If you have been there you know what I mean, if you havent, you can probably imagine it.
Local fish is the primary source of this life, sold on stalls or restaurants, cooked on the street, caught not far.
The work in unframed
The frame in the photos are examples.

Pattaya Culture Pop - Fish Street Market

Silvia Rubboli Golf

Oil, 122cm (W) x 168cm (H)

A$6,900

great white shark on a bright blue/green background

Pop Shark

Silvia Rubboli Golf

Oil, 96cm (W) x 56cm (H)

A$1,300

Ops I didn't, again.! 2 of 3

Silvia Rubboli Golf

Watercolour, 47cm (W) x 57cm (H)

A$690

Angel Riley

Gold Coast

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Depiction of generational Dreamtime stories told through dots, lines, & symbols.

Ngurumbang (Country)

Acrylic, 183cm (W) x 122cm (H)

A$5,510

Indigenous representation of time. Fine dot art detailing in a circle with intricate patterns and a taupe, gradient abstract background.

Transient

Acrylic, 91cm (W) x 91cm (H)

A$3,790

Amy Kim

Melbourne

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Six Feet Apart no3

Acrylic, 61cm (W) x 61cm (H)

A$980

(CreativeWork) Girlfriend *Framed Ed. 3 of 10 by Amy Kim. Reproduction Print. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Girlfriend *Framed Ed. 3 of 10

Reproduction Print, 34cm (W) x 47cm (H)

A$390

Reciprocity

Acrylic, 110cm (W) x 120cm (H)

A$2,880

(CreativeWork) Girlfriends Ed. 5 of 10 by Amy Kim. Reproduction Print. Shop online at Bluethumb.

Girlfriends Ed. 5 of 10

Reproduction Print, 30cm (W) x 43cm (H)

A$150

Leni Kae

Sydney, NSW

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This watercolour & mixed media artwork of a white duck with wings outstretched , from Leni Kae’s series Animal Spirit. A2 in size (Fits in standard A2 Frame, or add Bluethumb framing for professional framing).

White Duck Spirit Ascending

Watercolour, 42cm (W) x 59.4cm (H)

A$600

Watercolour magpie art on paper. An Australian Magpie painting by Sydney artist Leni Kae.

Magpie Calling

Watercolour, 31cm (W) x 41cm (H)

A$500

Watercolour Australian galah painting on paper by Sydney artist Leni Kae.

Galah Spirit

Watercolour, 42cm (W) x 59.4cm (H)

A$600

Budgie watercolour art on paper

Budgie Spirit in Flight

Watercolour, 19.5cm (W) x 27.5cm (H)

A$280

Valentyna Crane

Canberra

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Canberra Meadow with Monarch Butterflies and Boxing Kangaroos is a large original acrylic painting inspired by the surprising beauty of nature found right on the edge of everyday suburban life in Canberra.

This is not a distant wilderness scene. It is the kind of landscape that can happen almost behind the house — open grass, rolling green paddocks, distant blue hills, wildflowers, butterflies, and kangaroos moving through the meadow as part of daily life in the ACT.

The foreground is filled with tall grasses, yellow wildflowers, purple blooms and monarch butterflies drifting through the warm light. Beyond the flowers, the view opens into a wide Canberra landscape of green fields, dark tree lines and layered hills under a dramatic turquoise and golden sky.

Hidden within the meadow are two kangaroos boxing, partly obscured behind the wildflowers. This small narrative detail gives the painting its distinct Canberra character: a moment of wildness unfolding quietly in the middle of suburban life.

Painted in a contemporary impressionist style, this artwork celebrates the colour, movement and unexpected magic of Canberra’s backyard landscapes. It would suit a living room, entrance, bedroom, office or any space where the collector wants a joyful statement piece connected to local place, nature and Australian wildlife.

This is an original one-of-a-kind artwork, painted with professional acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. Ready to hang, signed by the artist, and supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Canberra Meadow with Monarch Butterflies and Boxing Kangaroos

Valentyna Crane

Acrylic, 122cm (W) x 122cm (H)

A$4,520

I painted this after one of those magical Canberra Balloon Spectacular mornings when Lake Burley Griffin becomes a theatre of colour, light and movement. Hot air balloons hover low over the water above kayakers and paddleboarders, while Black Mountain and Telstra Tower rise quietly in the background.

What interested me most was the contrast between the cool blue dawn and the warm glow of the balloons reflected across the lake. Inspired by Canberra’s March Balloon Spectacular, the scene captures that distinctly local moment when the balloons come so low their ropes skim the water beside the paddlers and the whole lake comes alive at first light.

This is a one-of-a-kind original 65 x 65 cm painting created with professional acrylic paint on thick edge canvas. Painted in a modern impressionist style, it uses expressive brushwork and layered colour to convey movement, atmosphere and a strong sense of place.

Medium / material
Professional acrylic paint on thick edge canvas
Size
65 x 65 cm

Canberra Balloon Spectacular at First Light

Valentyna Crane

Acrylic, 65cm (W) x 65cm (H)

A$3,450

Where the Light Gathers — Tulip Top Gardens captures the feeling of stepping into a garden at the height of spring, when colour, light and memory seem to rise from the earth itself.

Painted in acrylic on canvas, this large vertical work brings Tulip Top Gardens to life through towering pink tulips, deep blue sky, dappled pathways, bubbles, flowers and small human figures moving quietly through the scene. The perspective places the viewer low among the blooms, making the tulips feel monumental, almost dreamlike, as if the garden has become a world of its own.

This painting is about beauty that gathers in a place: in the flowers, the shade, the birds, the children, the visitors, and the fleeting moments of wonder we carry home with us. It is a joyful, richly layered work for collectors who love gardens, spring colour, Canberra-region landscapes, and contemporary impressionist painting with a strong sense of atmosphere.
Details

Original acrylic painting on canvas

76cm (W) x 122cm (H) x 3cm (D)

Ready to hang

Includes Signed Certificate of Authenticity

Sold unframed (optional framing available via Bluethumb)

Where the Light Gathers

Valentyna Crane

Acrylic, 76cm (W) x 122cm (H)

A$5,630

This painting is part of my Autumn Series 2026, capturing a familiar Canberra view toward Black Mountain and the Telstra Tower, seen from somewhere in the National Arboretum, Canberra.

As the forest starts to lose its leaves, several yellow‑tailed black cockatoos gather in the bare branches, harvesting seedpods — a small, lively detail against the wide landscape.

I’ve also added the magic Canberra gets each year: every March for nine days, the city’s sky transforms with hot air balloons drifting through the early morning light, turning the familiar horizon into something quietly celebratory.

Painted in professional acrylic on a gallery‑wrapped thick‑edge canvas with painted sides, ready to hang.

Medium: Professional acrylic on canvas

Canvas: Gallery wrapped, thick edge

Size: 46 × 36 cm

Balloons Over Black Mountain — Yellow‑Tailed Black Cockatoos

Valentyna Crane

Acrylic, 46cm (W) x 36cm (H)

A$1,380