Different States

"Different States" 30cm X 40cm oil and acrylic on canvas

The story:
rooted in the tension between order and disruption. The traffic light symbolises control, direction, and regulation, while the warm, restless background and pale flannel flowers push against that structure, creating the expression of movement and uncertainty.

A reflection of modern urban life: the systems that organize us, the pressure to keep moving, and the quieter human presence that exists underneath all that noise. The garden under the green glow of the traffic light suggests less like a literal street scene and more like a meditation on how we move through crowded, shifting environments in a struggle to thrive.

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Im Scuba, located in the western suburbs of Sydney.
I’m inspired by the tension between structure and spontaneity. The way bold colour, layered surfaces, and graphic elements can hold both energy and stillness at once. My paintings explore imagined spaces where construction becomes expression, and where visual fragments come together to form something both contemporary and quietly atmospheric.