Glow Through The Gums VGF Creative

“Glow Through the Gums” captures the spirit of the fire element — both its beauty and its power. The glowing reds, oranges, and yellows rise like the light above a campfire, warming and connecting people beneath the night sky.

Fire is a source of comfort, ceremony, and story, a reminder of gathering and belonging. Yet fire also carries great force.

The dark lines weaving through the work speak to the paths of bushfires, their devastation cutting through the landscape. But within this destruction lies renewal — the remarkable way Country regenerates, how gums and grasses spring back, and how life finds its way again.

This piece is a reflection on fire’s dual nature: both gentle and fierce, destructive and life-giving, a force that shapes and restores the land of Millowl.

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My art represents how I feel about the planet and the animals in our world. I am a Wurundjeri man from my mothers side and I have a deep love for animal welfare. My family taught me how important our environment is, and I express that through the bright beautiful colours, detailed animals and symbols or earthy tones.

I started painting and drawing as a young boy with the help of my Mum and my Uncle Garry. Uncle Garry was an incredible indigenous painter and also a great teacher. For many years I didn’t paint but used different avenues to create including three completed novels. When my uncle developed liver cancer I returned to painting with vigour as I wanted top create something in my Uncle’s honour. I was lucky enough to gift him a completed piece before his passing which he adored.

On the journey through my storytelling many people close to me requested commissioned pieces due to them loving the works I was creating. Since then I have been prolific in the output of my work, I want all Australians to have a form of indigenous art in their homes.

The work I do combines traditional techniques along with a graffiti style edge, but I am very mindful to respect history and regions by making the stories my very own. I am excited about the final works I produce and the huge journey that lies in my path.