WAKE (2025)

Acrylic on canvas
170 × 170 cm

A composition shaped by the rhythm of the coastline, where shifting tides, changing light and architectural forms dissolve into a bold visual language. Wake captures the quiet energy that exists beneath the surface - an ebb and flow that is both physical and emotional.

Curved forms intersect with strong geometric planes, creating a sense of movement held in balance. The palette draws together warm coastal light with deep ocean blues, inviting a feeling of optimism, clarity and calm.

Rather than depicting a specific place, Wake evokes the experience of standing at the water’s edge, where landscape becomes memory and the horizon offers both possibility and stillness.

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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.