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Orchid

$295.00

20×20×1cm, acrylic on wood cradled panel, edges are painted magenta with handwritten text d rings and wire attached to back, ready to hang. The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium, and when dry, it is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

My paintings are all original. This series was painted from direct observation and in natural light in my Brisbane studio.

20×20×1cm, acrylic on wood cradled panel, edges are painted magenta with handwritten text d rings and wire attached to back, ready to hang. The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium, and when dry, it is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

My paintings are all original. This series was painted from direct observation and in natural light in my Brisbane studio.

This piece was developed following my series for Feast, an exhibition at Stevens Street Gallery in Yandina at the end of 2025. I have worked from an aerial perspective intermittently for many years, an approach to still life I was introduced to by my tutor, Jackie Shelton, at university. I have explored this perspective in my Simple Gifts series, creating work using this style since the late 1980s.

My Favourite Things is an ongoing series of pieces about my favourite things. I had started to write statements about these small paintings and soon realised I was repeating myself, saying, “ I love..” or “ these are my favourite…”. I loved Mary Poppins as a child, and “ My Favourite Things’ was sung on repeat. I love orchids, being able to grow them outside still seems super exotic.