Drift and Dream

A beautiful, semi-abstract impression of a vibrant river surface, viewed from above. This bright piece captures the joyful, effortless dance of botanical drift—twisting wood, floating seeds, and scattered leaves—as they travel along the water. Warm whites, oranges and earthy browns contrast beautifully against bright blue of the river.
Expressive splashes and impressionistic marks create a lively sense of movement and light reflecting off the water.
This painting brings the tranquil ever-changing beauty of nature directly into your space.
Painted using premium artist-quality acrylics to ensure exceptional pigment depth and archival longevity. Created on a heavy-duty, gallery-quality stretched canvas with a robust internal frame. The edges are neatly finished, making it ready to hang immediately as-is, or perfectly suited for a floating frame.

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Art is an adventure. Every painting begins with an idea, but rarely ends where I expect.
I love the unexpected paths that appear through spontaneous bold marks, vivid colour, and instinct . The process of discovery is as important as the end result.

Growing up surrounded by the rainforests and coastline of the Northern Rivers gave me a lifelong connection to the wild, mysterious energy of nature.
My paintings celebrate this wildness- the movement, growth, vitality, mystery, and possibility. I embrace vigorous line work, strong colour and spontaneous decisions, allowing the energy and journey of the painting to remain visible.
I often leave areas partly unresolved, as though the artwork is still growing, still breathing, still becoming. I love that feeling of energy- and of life continuing beyond the edge of the canvas.

I have always been more of a tidy perfectionist in my art - especially in my Botanical work- which has been valuable and interesting- for refining my art, technique and knowledge.
But I am so enjoying this new expressive freedom in my art- it now feels like my paintings have started running barefoot!!

I hope my paintings invite people to really enjoy their connection with nature- to embrace curiosity, joy, wonder, exploration and discovery 🌊🌿

Thanks for looking at my art