Based in Mount Barker, I work from Nankeen Studio, creating acrylic paintings on canvas that explore colour, atmosphere, symbolism and composition. After completing a Visual Arts degree at Edith Cowan University, I have continued to develop a diverse and evolving art practice centred around series-based exploration. My work is also represented through the Art Lease Project in Albany.
My work ranges in scale from intimate 30 x 30 cm canvases to large expressive pieces. In my So Barker series, I create realistic streetscapes inspired by the unique character of Mount Barker. These works capture expansive skies, shifting light and contemporary compositions found within familiar local scenes. Through careful observation, I aim to reveal beauty in the everyday landscape and architecture of the town.
Colour remains a central focus throughout all of my work. In my Pisces series, large symbolic fish are rendered in vivid, layered colour, exploring themes of movement, identity and emotion. Similarly, Contours of Life examines sections of the nude form through bright complementary colours, line and shape, celebrating both vulnerability and vitality.
I particularly enjoy developing ideas through a connected series of works, allowing concepts to evolve visually over time. My current exploration continues this interest through paintings that investigate water, landscape and reflection in an ephemeral and atmospheric way. Using colour, texture and line, these works focus on reflections of sky upon water, shifting horizons and transient moments within the natural environment. The result is a body of work that balances observation with abstraction, inviting viewers to experience landscape through memory, light and sensation rather than literal representation.
