CITADEL (2026)

Acrylic on canvas
170 × 170 cm
2026
Signed on front and verso

Citadel explores the enduring presence of architecture through a quiet geometric language. Inspired by sunlit walls, sheltered thresholds and timeless Mediterranean forms, the composition evokes a place that feels both remembered and imagined.

Soft olive greens, warm limestone tones and deep passages of shadow create a sense of refuge, stillness and permanence. Rather than depicting a specific building, Citadel reflects on the emotional architecture of place—where light defines form, geometry becomes memory and colour becomes atmosphere.

A work that invites contemplation, Citadel brings a calm, enduring presence to contemporary interiors.

Melbourne studio.

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Joanna Wolthuizen is an Australian abstract painter known for large-scale works that engage architecture through proportion, material stillness, and controlled geometry.

Developed in her Melbourne studio, her practice - termed Composed Abstraction™ - positions painting as a spatial instrument rather than an image.

Her works are held in private and corporate collections internationally and are recognised for their structural clarity, material restraint, and enduring presence.

Brighton Studio & Gallery.