Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — artist's signature Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — edge view Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — detail Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — shown hanging
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Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase.
Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase.
Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase.
Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — artist's signature
Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — edge view
Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — detail
Delicate black and white bird sits atop a midcentury vase. — shown hanging
Painting by Kati Garrett Filho 113 Artworks Sold

Midcentury Nest

Acrylic, Wood (Requires Framing)

30cm (W) x 30cm (H) x 1.9cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
A$400

Artwork Description

...
“Hope” is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops - at all
~Emily Dickinson

Artwork has been painted onto a wooden board, made with a smooth blonde coloured plywood panel and pine bracing, ensuring a strong and warp resistant painting support. Several protective archival coats have been applied giving the artwork a slight sheen. This artwork can be hung immediately by the edge of the wooden cradle, or placed in a floating frame.
~ Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Kati Garrett Filho.

Artist Bio
Photo of Kati Garrett Filho
Kati Garrett Filho 142 artworks | 35 Sold

I’m Kati Garrett Filho, a self-taught artist based on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. I work across two quiet but emotionally resonant practices:

~ hyper-realistic charcoal portraits of women dressed in midcentury elegance

~ detailed paintings of birds perched on midcentury ceramics, rendered on paper or board. 

My work is rooted in nostalgia. Whether drawing from a bygone era's poised aesthetic or everyday objects' quiet endurance, I explore the emotional weight that lingers in stillness, memory, and softness. I’m drawn to the slow pace of handcraft, to times when care was etched into the surface of things. 

Each of my portraits evolve through delicate, deliberate strokes — charcoal gently sculpted into realism, revealing not just a likeness, but mood, atmosphere, and story. Often I write short narrative vignettes to accompany each figure - like fragments from a novel - inviting the viewer into an imagined world.

The birds and pots are intricate works painted with great detail to capture reflections and mood.

For me, art is a way to hold space for beauty, stillness and the small things that outlast their time.  My work speaks to collectors who value craftsmanship, subtlety, and the layered storytelling that lives in materials and memory.

(For further details please visit my portfolio site www.katigarrettfilho.art )