Lilypad Field in Teal

Painting waterlilies feels like an artist’s rite of passage - a familiar subject that still invites deeply personal interpretation. In this work, I approached the theme through abstraction, using expressive colour and layered mark-making to move beyond representation and into feeling.

The process became highly experimental for me, with acrylic layers repeatedly built up, scraped back, and glazed to create depth and luminosity. Oil pastels introduced texture, loose linework, and immediacy across the surface. I intentionally allowed traces of the process to remain visible, embracing spontaneity and unexpected colour relationships.

This artwork is framed in a 55mm deep natural oak floating frame.

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I’m a visual artist based in Melbourne’s outer east, working with a strong focus on colour, texture, and expressive mark-making. My work seeks to capture feeling and atmosphere, often evolving through layers of reworking and ongoing experimentation.

I work mainly in acrylic, building layered surfaces with bold colour and energetic brush and palette knife work. Drawing on expressionism and abstraction, I respond freely to landscapes, wildlife, travel experiences, and everyday moments.

My paintings aim to feel uplifting, expressive, and full of life - inviting viewers to simply engage with colour, form, and emotion.