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Creativity belongs to everyone, no matter who you are or what you do. By day, I work in cybersecurity and I also have written books on cybercrime, but art is where I reconnect with curiosity, calm, and imagination. My art celebrates whimsy, coziness, nature, wonderment, and the quiet comfort of books. Staying in touch with, protecting, and showcasing the natural world around us is essential, and.offers an antidote to toxicity and burnout.
Other than when I am drawing cartoons or ilustrations, I work primarily in acrylic, with watercolor and mixed media woven throughout my practice. My style when painting with acrylics is vibrant, and impressionistic with a focus on bold colours, vivid contrasts, and dynamic expressive brushstrokes. I often have an abstract approach to the background and focus on the details of the foreground and main subject of the piece. I use thick, textured paint, often mixing it with an impasto medium so when I use a palette knife for extra texture the paint holds the marks to add dimension for added depth and energy. I tend to add a touch of whimsy in my depictions of nature, bringing organic forms to life with texture and movement. I want my art to evoke an atmosphere, a feeling, not just be a picture.
Flame in the Dark
Flame in the Dark
Title –Flame in the Dark
Medium – Acrylic and impasto on canvas board
Size of Original – A4 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 in, 210 x 297 mm
Year – 2026
Description –The Moreton Bay Chestnut or Australian Black Bean tree is found in the Eastern regions of Australia. It has dark glossy leaves, a black bean pod, and a vibrant flame red, orange, yellow, flower. The contrast between the dark leaves and the vibrant flowers intrigues me and reminds me to try and find the joy and whimsy within the gloom.
Blue Flower Wasp Feasting on Nectar
Blue Flower Wasp Feasting on Nectar
Title - Blue Flower Wasp Feasting on Nectar Medium - Acrylic and impasto on canvas board
Size of Original – A4 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 in, 210 x 297 mm
Year – 2026
Description - Blue Flower Wasps are found in eastern Australia and are known to lay eggs in the larvae of the Christmas beetle. This piece features a stylised wasp within the flowers of the Kunzea shrub which is also common in Australia. The wasp is larger than life in comparison to the delicate flowers, and provides a vivid and whimsical contrast to the impressionistic background.
Monarch Beauty and Poison
Monarch Beauty and Poison
Title – Monarch beauty and poison
Medium – Acrylic and impasto on canvas board
Size of Original – A4 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 in, 210 x 297 mm
Year – 2026
Description - The monarch is a beautiful butterfly with a large wing span and stunning vibrant orange colour, it is also poisonous to birds if they eat it. The painting explores the vibrant and interesting colouration of the butterfly while acknowledging the poison the butterfly apparently stores from the milkweed plants its larval form eats.
Delicate Kunzea on Scorched Earth
Delicate Kunzea on Scorched Earth
Title – Delicate Kunzea on Scorched Earth
Medium – Acrylic and impasto on canvas board
Size of Original – A4 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 in, 210 x 297 mm
Year – 2026
Description - The background is dark orange reminiscent of scorched drought dried land and forms a slightly abstract base for the delicate Kunzea blooms rendered in an Impressionistic style. This painting of a Kunzea flower, is an atmospheric impression of the fragrant fluffy delicate blossoms from an Australian native shrub The flowers on the shrub attract wasps, bees, and birds, and the plant is iconic to Australia due to its abundance and use in medicines by traditional Indigenous Australians.
Fly Agaric Whimsical but Toxic
Fly Agaric Whimsical but Toxic
Title – Fly Agaric Whimsical but Toxic
Medium – Acrylic and impasto on canvas board
Size of Original – 6 x 8 in, 152 x 203 cm
Year – 2025
Description - This painting depicts the juxtaposition of the cozy faery tale toadstool, red with whits spots which is also called a Fly Agaric, with the reality of a poisonous psychotropic fungus, using dramatic tones and rendered using brush and palette knife.
Lighthouse on a Windy Day
Lighthouse on a Windy Day
Title – Lighthouse on a windy day
Medium – Acrylic and impasto on canvas board
Size of Original – 6 x 8 in, 152 x 203 cm
Year – 2025
Description - Although an imagined seascape it takes inspiration from lighthouses and coastal regions in the UK and Australia. Lighthouses have a vital purpose to protect ships from rocks and other hazards, and they also seem whimsical parts of a seascape, with many a folk lore story inspired by them. The stoic lighthouse remains unmoved while the wind driven waves crash on the rocks beneath it, showing strength.
Title - Waterlily in the rain
Medium - Acrylic and impasto on canvas board
Size of Original – A4 8-1/4 x 11-3/4 in, 210 x 297 mm
Year – 2026
Description - Inspired by water lilies in a murky, silty rainstrewn pond, I wnated to create an atmosphere of quiet resilience in the face of hardship. The waterlily, floating in a murky pond beneath falling rain, represents that resilience in its ability to rise and bloom in the face of uncertainty and shadow. I aimed to depict the volatility of the surrounding water as well as the serenity at the flower's core by layering textured acrylic and emotive brushwork. The juxtaposition between dark and light tones represents the tension between struggle and rejuvenation. Each brushstroke indicates persistence, or the action of enduring forces that shape but do not break. The flower remains alive and undamaged in spirit, a sign of hope that endures movement and storm.
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