I am a Melbourne based contemporary expressionist oil painter and Creative Development Consultant creating emotionally evocative original works inspired by nature and the beauty of the natural world.

Since childhood, creativity has been the thread running through everything I touch. I always loved drawing and exploring many forms of creative expression including dance and movement. I explored pottery, design and painted commissioned ceramics. I loved exploring different glazes and expressive sculptural forms. I have always found a way to create. After a period of creative stillness, I returned to creating art through mandalas and concentric forms, and that spark reignited everything.

I began to explore abstraction and expressive forms more deeply, then found myself drawn to oil painting, which led me to complete the Milan Art Institute's Fine Art Mastery Program to develop my skills and deepen my practice. I found my voice and have not stopped since. I work intuitively, usually with music playing and sometimes in complete silence with a strong coffee nearby. My spiritual path shapes everything I create.

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I expressively paint nature in all its forms, from wild animals to all of nature's creations, the cosmos and the quiet depths of what it means to be human. A search for truth, for meaning, for a deeper connection to your own heart.

I begin my creations with abstraction, colour and instinct, allowing the work to speak to me as it forms. I may start with an idea in mind, or the painting reveals its own direction. I follow where my intuition leads.

I create not just to decorate a wall, but to remind you of something you already know. That joy and love and your own creative fire are not things you find. They have always been within you.

Artist. Creative Development Consultant. Melbourne, Australia.

EXHIBITIONS

2022

• Box Hill Art Group Mid Year Exhibition, Box Hill Arts Centre June 2022

• Box Hill Art Group 70th Anniversary Exhibition, Box Hill Town Hall, September 2022 - Highly Commended Award -Seeds Within the Soul, juried by Alan Rawady -Melbourne Artist

2023

• Ringwood Art Society Exhibition, Maroondah Federation Estate, February 2023

• Art for All, Fairfield Primary School, 2023

• Box Hill Art Group Mid Year Exhibition, 2023

• 26 Advantage Exhibition, Limitless, Hyatt, 2023

• Box Hill Art Group 71st Anniversary, Whitehorse Association Exhibition, Box Hill Town Hall, 2023

• Melbourne Royal Garden and Flower Show, 2023

• 369 Creative Exhibition, Dynamic, Ringwood, 2023

2024

• Melbourne Royal Garden and Flower Show, 2024

• Ferntree Gully Arts Association Exhibition, 2024

• Ferntree Gully Arts Association in collaboration with Ringwood Art Society, “Synergy” The Hut, 2024

• Ringwood Art Society Exhibition, “Green to be seen” Maroondah Federation Estate, 2024

• Ringwood Art Society Exhibition, “Light and Shade” Maroondah Federation Estate, 2024

• Ringwood Art Society, “Community Connection”, Miller's Homestead, Knox Gallery, 2024

• Space2B Exhibition, St Kilda, 2024

2025

• 29th Annual Mayoral Exhibition, “Tangent” Maroondah Federation Estate, 2025

• 369 Creative Exhibition, “Dynamic”, Ringwood, 2023

2026

• Collaboration “Unmuted”, Exhibition , SOL Gallery, Fitzroy, 2026

• Fifty Squared Art Prize, Brunswick Street Art Gallery, Fitzroy, June 2026

• Ringwood Art Society, Maroondah Federation Estate 2026

“I did not even know you had such a great talent. Your painting spoke to me on many levels, as did seeing those magnificent lions in Africa, stirring up many memories of our trip and the lovely connection we had. It speaks to me spiritually, connecting me to my soul when I look at it and I am a Leo.I will give it a special spot. Thank you for putting your work out there, have a great exhibition” Helen Meader- NSW

Have a question, a vision, or just a feeling you cannot quite explain? I would love to hear from you.