Sidewalk Drama

Painted in delicate watercolour, 'Sidewalk Drama' captures the Kangaroo Paw that is always across the pathway when you're trying to walk! As with much of my work, this painting was inspired by the small, easily overlooked details of everyday life - the kind of things children often notice first and treasure. My hope is my art can help people to slow down and find joy and beauty in the ordinary.

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I’m Rehana Nathwani, a Sydney born and based watercolour artist, a former STEM nerd and a big fan of life’s quiet and beautiful moments.

For most of my life, painting was something I squeezed in around work and family – until cancer and becoming a full time carer not so gently pressed pause on everything. That’s when I picked up my brushes again and started really looking at the world around me.

Today, I paint what the kids bring me – fallen leaves, broken seed pods, half crushed gumnuts – all the little things they treasure that for us usually go unnoticed. I try to capture the way children see the world: full of wonder, curiosity and magic hiding in the everyday. My hope is that my art can also help you slow down and find joy in the ordinary.

I paint using professional-grade watercolours on 100% cotton hot-pressed paper which lets me capture fine detail and texture. I sell original artwork, prints and cards and my work is stocked in retail stores and has been exhibited in galleries around New South Wales.