I’ve been painting for as long as I can remember. I used any excuse to draw or paint
something! My mother is also a painter, which solidified my passion and interest from
a very young age.
I have just completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting) degree at the University of
Melbourne/ Victorian College of the Arts.
I’ve been working predominantly with acrylic paint and am drawn to how bright the
colours can be and how quick drying time allows for layering in my paintings but I
also love the luscious look of oil paints.
My work is of abstracted landscapes or botanical studies. They are not still life
images, but more an appreciation of a plant or ecology I have found.
Most of my inspiration comes from being in nature. I am constantly searching for the
moments when I am excited by something, such as a speck of colour that catches
my eye or the sunlight hitting wet leaves or grass. 
I often go on site recording day trips around West Gippsland, to sketch, take photos
and record audio. My favourite place to gain inspiration is the Robinhood Reserve in
Drouin. I love taking my easel or going for a walk around the track. It has been such
an amazing place to spend time in over the colder months when I have come across
the most spectacular fungi. It’s really important to me that I do not touch the plants or
disrupt their natural rhythms. I would never cut or remove something for the perfect
painting.
This is often followed by taking a photograph, sometimes printing that, and taking the
image to the studio. 
Over the last three years I have been involved in a number of group shows in
Melbourne. This includes the VCA Artspace, Joseph Buoys Cafe, an exhibition in a
shed in Flemington. I was a member of a group show titled ‘Reimagining
Landscapes’ a collaboration with the Grainger Museum Creative Research
Residency program. This show featured work from both First Nations and non-
Indigenous artists and musicians, as we responded to the museum’s research on
what the landscape of Melbourne looked like prior to colonisation.