Alpha 17

Part of an ongoing abstract series exploring restraint and gesture. Layers of acrylic, charcoal and ink build up across the panel, with sweeps of orange breaking through a ground of black, grey and white. The small scale keeps the mark-making direct and immediate.
Ready to hang. Sold unframed; an external frame can be added through Bluethumb. Pairs well with other small works from this series, and can be grouped together to fill a larger wall space.

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I'm a Brisbane-based painter working in oil, acrylic, and mixed media. I trained and worked as an engineer before turning to painting full-time in 2012, and in 2024 my practice shifted from representation to abstraction — treating paint as its own subject, where surface and gesture carry what image once conveyed.
My recent work builds in layers — acrylic, charcoal, ink, and oil pastel — on cradled wooden panels and stretched canvas. I work with a restrained palette, and I like a piece to hold the evidence of how it was made: scraped, reworked surfaces that reward slow looking rather than a single glance.
My work has been exhibited across Australia since 2012, has received several awards, and is held in private collections across Australia, the US, and Europe. You can follow the work in progress on Instagram at @sof.georgiou.art.