Carly Di Stefano is an Australian contemporary artist working from her home studio in country New South Wales. Inspired by nature, wildlife and the Australian landscape, her paintings begin with the real world but rarely stay there. Through colour, movement and imagination, she creates semi-realistic works that explore the space between what we see and what we feel.
Working primarily in acrylics, Carly sees nature as the ultimate artist. Rather than creating exact replicas, she paints her experience of it—capturing the emotion, wonder and connection it inspires. Her work reflects the way she sees the world, transforming familiar subjects into something expressive, playful and deeply personal.
For Carly, painting isn't about recreating nature; it's about honouring it in her own voice. Nature has always been creating masterpieces—her paintings are a response to the feelings they leave behind.