HEADLAND & THRESHOLD (2026)

Acrylic on canvas
110 × 125 cm each
220 × 125 cm displayed together

Conceived as a companion pair, Headland and Threshold explore architecture, coastline and open sky across two interconnected compositions. Together they create a larger visual dialogue, where landscape, memory and geometry unfold across two canvases.

While each painting stands confidently on its own, they have been designed to complement one another, offering greater visual presence and conceptual depth when displayed together. Echoing forms, colour and rhythm create a sense of continuity, inviting the eye to move seamlessly from one work to the next.

Balancing stillness with structure, the pair evokes the enduring character of coastal landscapes shaped by weather, light and time. Their architectural scale and restrained palette make them particularly suited to contemporary residential, commercial and hospitality interiors.

Available individually or as a companion pair.

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.