Girl sitting

This painting explores the quiet beauty of a summer afternoon through a palette of layered blues. A solitary figure sits on the edge of a swimming pool, immersed in a moment of stillness as the surrounding water reflects shifting light and subtle variations in tone.
Influenced by David Hockney's iconic pool scenes, the work embraces simplified shapes, bold areas of colour, and a strong sense of composition rather than realism. The limited blue palette creates harmony and calm, allowing the geometric forms of the pool and the organic shape of the figure to exist in balance.
More than a depiction of a poolside moment, the painting is an invitation to pause—to appreciate the tranquillity, warmth, and nostalgia that long summer days can evoke. It celebrates the way colour, shape, and light can transform an ordinary scene into one of quiet contemplation.

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Kirsty thanks her Australian country upbringing and her close relationships with her mum and two sisters who have all studied Architecture for the whimsical and often naive urban subject matter that now dominates her work.
“My work is inspired by the beautiful or unique architecture of a home; the paradise of family. I love colour and am always trying to express a sense of joy. I feel that artists David Hockney, Reg Mombassa and Nick Olsen are my muse when it comes to influencers.

“After becoming a teacher and spending decades of my life teaching drama, art and working with children which I love I have finally decided to give my one art practice ago. Having painted as a hobby my whole life I felt it time and had a burning desire to make art my full time gig.

With ‘finding my way’ an art community on the central coast I am finally on my way to making that dream a reality.