As an Adelaide-based emerging artist, I aim to evoke feelings of nostalgia and enchantment through my acrylic paintings of landscapes and cityscapes. The period of ‘dusk’ especially inspires my work with its unique combination of dwindling sunlight and artificial lighting on environments. For my process, I walk around locations and try to notice interesting, beautiful scenes and then photograph them. I paint from the reference onto canvas boards and prioritise both likeness and the memory of the moment with each colour and texture used.

The bench and tree depicted in my artwork ‘Blue Gum’ is located on the edge of the Adelaide Park Lands. This natural scene featuring intertwined branches inspired me to capture this place where many would sit, reflect and seek their own inspiration.

Acrylic on canvas - 35.6 cm x 45.7cm