Cherry Bomb

What to do with a broken wine glass that you really, really like?

The origins of this painting lie in a mishap I experienced while rearranging my props cabinet to the tune of a Spotify retro playlist featuring The Runaways' iconic anthem of female rebellion. One trip to the back of the fridge for maraschino cherries, a few hours sweating over the placement of a pair of neon lamps, and the fortuitous discovery of a wilted rose bouquet that hadn't yet made it into the green bin, and I had the start of this cheeky still life.

Painted in the indirect or flemish style, this work features intricate details worked in layers of transparent glaze, with a smooth texture and high shine that pops off the canvas.

This work is on a circular stretched canvas, 40cm in diameter, with finished edges in matte, solid aubergine purple.

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Born in Australia to an expat family, I lived in four different countries before I started high school, an upbringing that taught me to appreciate the universality of art as a medium of communication and connection. A chance encounter with Copley's A Boy With A Flying Squirrel inspired a passion for realer-than-real art that inspires the mind with its skill as much as its meaning, and I followed that passion to a bachelor of fine arts at COFA. A night owl and feral animal fan, my work draws inspiration from the deep shadows and bright lights of the evening urban environment and the unkempt beauty of the natural world, with stylistic influences drawn from the allegorical details of the Dutch Golden Age to the hyper-saturated colours of Pop Art and everything in between.