For me, art is about escape and rest.

When my boys were both at Primary school in 2024, I picked up the paintbrush again after many years. As I painted I kept asking myself ‘what is my art about?’ and ‘what is my purpose for creating?’. I wrestled for a long time because I found it hard to define.

In years since, I’ve come to realise that when I paint, it’s a place of quiet retreat. A place to get lost in colour and brushstroke, and to enjoy creating something beautiful in the midst of a world that often feels heavy and overwhelming.

I reflect on all the times I’ve sat in people’s living rooms, or offices and my eyes wander over the artworks on the walls. Those paintings give me space to think to process as my eyes wander over the colours and compositions.
So I have come to hope that my artwork offers collectors that same escape. A place for their eyes to rest and wander. A place to let thoughts and emotions wander.
A place of escape and rest.

My work often represents abstracted mountain ranges - I believe this is because mountains are connected to my other space of rest: my walks in the quiet of the morning, watching the sun rise over the Dandenong Ranges which are near my home in the Outer Eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

I completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Major in Visual Art) from the University of Melbourne, and in the years since have worked with a wide variety of creative mediums including fabric, photography, graphic design and film.
It’s exciting to be in a season of life where I can return to my first love - drawing and painting.

Exhibitions

• Eltham Picture Framing, Sept-Nov 2025

• The Hills Wine Bar, Nov 2025 - Jan 2026

Awards and Prizes

• Finalist, Unearthed Art Prize, Art to Art Gallery, 2026

Stockists of my work

• The Framing Studio, Heathmont, VIC