Jacaranda Spring

$1,600.00

Acrylic on wood panel, 80 × 80 x 4 cm
Framed size: 82 × 82 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy handcrafted wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture. It’s presented in a hand-sanded meranti float frame, waxed to a soft sheen that complements the work without overpowering it. The final surface is gently taken back with beeswax to a beautiful satin finish that catches the light just right.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

Acrylic on wood panel, 80 × 80 x 4 cm
Framed size: 82 × 82 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy handcrafted wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture. It’s presented in a hand-sanded meranti float frame, waxed to a soft sheen that complements the work without overpowering it. The final surface is gently taken back with beeswax to a beautiful satin finish that catches the light just right.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

Jacaranda Spring
80 x 80 x 4 cm | Acrylic on cradled ply panel, framed

Part of my A Sense of Self series, this still life reflects how everyday objects can hold deep emotion and connection, becoming physical embodiments of identity. They carry the stories of lives lived in other places and times — telling us who we were, who we are, and where we have been.

I’ve always loved jacarandas and planted many over the years. My connection to them goes back to the early 1990s, when my husband David’s first architectural job in Bermuda was for clients who owned a house called Jacaranda. At the time, only two jacaranda trees grew on the island — one at Orange Grove in Smith’s, where our friend Sara lived, and the other at the client’s home. Those trees hold memories of our early married life, visiting friends, and winding drives up Knapton Hill.

Now, living in South East Queensland, jacaranda season brings the promise of summer — the soft, spectacular purple rain of a Brisbane spring.