Somewhere in the In Between

Somewhere in the In Between by Elle Pervez - this piece lives in that suspended space of transition. A moody, deep purple sky stretches overhead, scattered with gold and copper starlight that shifts and glows as the light moves. Beneath it, burnt orange and earthy brown ranges ground the scene, while a green and violet foreground dotted with trees hints at quiet growth taking root.

Created with layered acrylic, gold foil and metallic ink, the surface is richly textured, a landscape you can read with your fingertips. Even with your eyes closed, the rises and ridges tell a story of movement, tension, and release.

Painted on unstretched canvas, it feels raw and organic, echoing the unfinished, unfolding nature of transformation itself.

This is the pause between chapters. The breath before clarity. Somewhere in the in between.

This work forms part of Metamorphosis, a series examining silence, space, and transformation. Moving between desert terrains and abstraction, the collection mirrors the internal journey from containment to emergence.

Unstretched canvas size: 106w x 83h cm

Approximate size after stretching: 93w x 68h cm

Medium: Acrylic and gold on unstretched canvas.

This artwork is on unstretched canvas. I estimate the size of the painting to be 93 × 68 after stretching and have provided a few photos to show you the excess canvas to facilitate framing. Please note this artwork will come rolled.

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Elle Pervez is an Australian artist whose work is deeply informed by her upbringing between remote communities in the Northern Territory and a farm in rural New South Wales. Immersed from an early age in vast horizons and ever-shifting terrain, she developed a lasting connection to the Australian landscape, a connection that continues to shape and anchor her artistic practice.

Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, Elle builds richly layered compositions. Her practice often incorporates mixed-media elements such as metallic gold leaf and oil stick, adding luminosity and depth to her textured surfaces. The interplay between abstraction and landscape is central to her work, allowing memory, emotion and place to merge on the canvas.

Elle’s paintings seek to evoke a sense of connection; to land, to light, and to something both personal and collective. Through intuitive mark-making and expressive colour, she translates the feeling of wide skies, desert air and open space into immersive visual experiences. Her work invites viewers to pause, reflect, and find their own meaning within each piece.

At its heart, her practice is about transformation and resonance, creating artworks that bring warmth, depth and vitality into the spaces they inhabit.

In recent collections, her practice has expanded to explore the idea of metamorphosis, the in-between spaces of becoming, awakening and self-return. Her work is guided by intuition, often beginning without a fixed plan and unfolding organically, allowing emotion to lead composition.

Elle has participated in many group shows and solo exhibitions across the country. Most recently Elle was a Finalist in Leda Gallery’s Emerging Art Prize 2025, Green, and Revival Art and Design Gallery’s Emerging Artist Prize 2026.