The Won't Die Dahlia

$495.00

This series of paintings was created en plein air at The Acres, a working flower farm in Camp Mountain, northwest of Brisbane, during my 2023–24 residency. I spent two to three days each week drawing and painting directly from the landscape, capturing the changing light, textures, and rhythms of the farm. The evolving seasons, weather, and farm structures—fences, flower beds, and posts—offered endless inspiration and compositional elements.

Each painting is executed in acrylic on a 40x40x4cm cradled ply panel, finished with three coats of gloss medium to enhance colour depth and layers. A hand-applied beeswax polish softens the sheen to a gentle satin. With a finished framed size of 42×42x7cm

Acrylic on wood panel, 40×40x4 cm
Framed size: 42 × 42 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy 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.

  • I paint in acrylic on a wood cradled panel

  • framed in meranti for a finished size of approximately 2 cm all round, larger than the panel size. Please ask for the exact dimensions if required

  • d rings and wire are attached to the back

  • The piece is ready to hang

  • The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium

  • When the gloss is dry, the surface is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

  • The float frame is hand constructed,

  • hand-sanded and

  • then waxed.

  • The style and colour frame perfectly the work

  • A float frame is a simple and contemporary look which enhances a work without overwhelming it

This series of paintings was created en plein air at The Acres, a working flower farm in Camp Mountain, northwest of Brisbane, during my 2023–24 residency. I spent two to three days each week drawing and painting directly from the landscape, capturing the changing light, textures, and rhythms of the farm. The evolving seasons, weather, and farm structures—fences, flower beds, and posts—offered endless inspiration and compositional elements.

Each painting is executed in acrylic on a 40x40x4cm cradled ply panel, finished with three coats of gloss medium to enhance colour depth and layers. A hand-applied beeswax polish softens the sheen to a gentle satin. With a finished framed size of 42×42x7cm

Acrylic on wood panel, 40×40x4 cm
Framed size: 42 × 42 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy 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.

  • I paint in acrylic on a wood cradled panel

  • framed in meranti for a finished size of approximately 2 cm all round, larger than the panel size. Please ask for the exact dimensions if required

  • d rings and wire are attached to the back

  • The piece is ready to hang

  • The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium

  • When the gloss is dry, the surface is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

  • The float frame is hand constructed,

  • hand-sanded and

  • then waxed.

  • The style and colour frame perfectly the work

  • A float frame is a simple and contemporary look which enhances a work without overwhelming it

This piece is part of my plein air residency series at The Acres, a flower farm in Camp Mountain, northwest of Brisbane. Painted directly in the fields, this work explores the markers in the landscape—fence posts, stakes, and structural lines—which provide rhythm and visual structure. The composition captures the changing light, the textures of earth and timber, and the subtle shifts in the farm environment throughout the seasons.