I am a contemporary acrylic painter living in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia. My landscapes are inspired by where I live, a sub-tropical and semi-arid environment of the Darling Downs. I love the countryside and country bush. My colour palette explores earthy colours of shades of greens and blues along with orche with pops of magenta. Sometimes my style is semi-realistic as I love to exaggerate colour with an aim to capture the essence of the subject matter. Currently, I am is interested in the interplay between light and shadows, aerial perspective as well as the liminal space between landscape and still life.
I am a qualified Visual Arts Teacher with a Graduate Diploma of Education. I have my Bachelor of Creative Industries (2009) and Diploma of Visual Arts (2007). Prior to teaching, I worked as an Education & Professional Development Coordinator at Flying Arts Alliance Inc. My most recent exhibition was a group teacher exhibition at Rosalie Gallery, QLD.
My artistic journey has always been there but as you can imagine, having a family and working full time is a juggle. Notable achievements include being selected to exhibit at the Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba (2024), being selected as a finalist in the Salon des Refuses [Online] Lethbridge 20 000 Small Art Award, Lethbridge Gallery (2025 & 2024), and in the Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Award in 2016 and 2015; a Finalist in the Open Category, Independent Education Union Awards in Excellence for Art and Design (2027); the Moreton Bay Regional Art Awards in 2014 and 2013, and Queensland Regional Art Awards and Boarder Art Prize in 2011. As well, I have had a feature articles published in Artist Palette in 2010, Australian Artist Magazine and Fine Art and Decorative Painting magazine in 2012 and 2011.