Blue Ember

This abstract, impressionist botanical piece is an original painting inspired by Katie’s love of the transient beauty of flowers.

Created with brush & palette knife, the piece is painted with professional artist quality acrylics on premium 500gsm, triple primed, 100% pure linen.

Artwork dimensions 91 x 91 x 3.5cm
Frame dimensions 94 x 94 x 5.5cm

The piece is presented in a custom, hand?made shadow box frame crafted from sustainably sourced natural Victorian ash. It is fitted with D rings and hanging wire on the reverse for easy installation.

The canvas is constructed with premium pine stretcher bars engineered for strength and long-term stability, supported by reinforced gallery standard corner bracing. Heavy duty pine stretcher bars enhance rigidity and maintain structural integrity over time.

The artwork is signed on the front and back, with the reverse also noting the work's title and year. A hand signed certificate of authenticity is included.

Katie creates impressionist, highly textured landscapes and botanical pieces using brushes and palette knives. Her work is layered, sculptural and dynamic.

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Katie enjoys creating paintings that people can connect to. She paints impressionist, highly textured landscapes, seascapes and botanical pieces. She uses brushes and palette knives to create paintings that are almost sculptural, inviting viewers to feel connected to the work. The paintings are energetic, honest pieces that viewers can enjoy hanging on their walls at home. To be hung in someone’s home is a privilege, something she finds a lot of satisfaction in.

Katie’s landscape works are pared back to show the outlines of forms with the sky and horizon levelling the design, to hold the eye. Thick swathes of paint define the features of the Australian landscapes, which are painted from memory and recollection. Her botanical pieces are created with lavish amounts of paint in warm or cool colour palettes. The transience of flowers is one of Katie’s deep loves and she finds a lot of satisfaction in the challenge of capturing their form and beauty.

Katie has been painting professionally since 2007 and is represented in galleries around Australia and on Bluethumb.