Gallery 360, 176 Railway Parade, West Leederville 7–27 November 2025
Fellas – Voices that Sing
90 x 135cm (sand & acrylic)
Inspired by a photograph by Gunther Deichmann, this piece reflects on the future carried within the faces of Australia’s First Nations children. As a South African–born artist, I approached it with deep respect and curiosity, drawn to the beauty, spirit, and resilience that live in their eyes. It’s about connection, protection, and the belief that from every history, a new strength emerges.
Wild Within
150 x 140cm (sand, acrylic & gold dust)
A moment of raw release, a monochromatic embodiment of instinct, power, and freedom. This horse, stripped of colour and distraction, becomes a mirror of what lies beneath the surface: the untamed spirit we often keep restrained. Originally a woman’s face, her traces still move through the mane, a reminder that emergence often comes through transformation. Inspired by Dark Horse by @hind.yugm.
Where the Earth Breathes
140 x 140cm (sand, acrylic, glitter and paste)
This work captures the expansive calm and meditative clarity of the Yallingup coastline. The caves beneath and the coastline above, the living connection of land, air, and water. Through layered hues and textured depth, it invites a sense of strength, stillness, and reflection, a quiet emergence from nature’s infinite rhythms. Inspired by @saltywings photography, it’s a reminder of how beauty and gratitude rise when we immerse ourselves in the natural world.
Edge of Stillness
140 x 140cm (acrylic, sand, gold leaf and inks)
An aerial tribute to Yallingup’s rugged elegance, capturing the delicate harmony between ancient rock and the crystalline Indian Ocean. Through textured layers and shifting tones, the work invites stillness, a suspended moment where earth and water converge, revealing nature’s quiet emergence from motion. Inspired by @saltywings photography.
Emergence
85 x 140cm (acrylic & sand)
This work explores the quiet transformation that unfolds beneath the surface, of water, of self, of perception. Louisa, both muse and fellow artist, embodies the space between clarity and distortion, stillness and motion. Submerged yet luminous, she becomes a symbol of emergence itself, the moment consciousness rises through the fluid layers of the seen and unseen.
Darling, what if you fly?
98 x 110cm (acrylic and sand)
A tribute to the spirit of young men stepping into their own creative journeys. This work captures the pulse of courage, curiosity, and becoming, the moment when energy meets vulnerability, and vision meets risk. Each brushstroke moves between control and surrender, like light chasing sound. The mark in the corner, an unplanned stroke forming the initials of my own son – TvS, reminds me that nothing we create, or become, is ever by accident. Acknowledgement to @bluesandgreens, whose creative community embodies the truth that emergence is never solitary, but always shared.
I Choose Love
130 x 120cm (sand, acrylic, ink and love)
A bold, emotive celebration of the Australian native Banksia. Rendered in radiant, high-impact colour and thick impasto, the single bloom stands as a symbol of resilience and renewal.Set against a luminous wash, the work honours beauty in complexity, a conscious turning toward love over fear, chaos, or despair. This is a painting that declares itself through texture and tone, a burst of joy, defiance, and hope.
My Heart. My Muse
75 x 136cm (sand, acrylic and strength)
This work is an homage to our daughters, a reflection on the balance of strength and softness, curiosity and calm that shapes both their lives and our own creative path. Painted with my daughter’s image beside me in the studio, it became a meditation on quiet companionship, mother and muse, woman and child, each learning to stand in her own light.
Tapestry
100 x 140cm (sand, stone, acrylic & ink)
A tribute to the vibrant life and layered beauty of Spencer Creek. Inspired by a photograph by local photographer Narelle Hughes, this work seeks to capture more than the landscape, the rhythm of water, the dance of light, and the meeting of earth and sky.Through textured brushwork and shifting tone, it explores the harmony between stillness and movement, serenity and energy. Featured in 101 Art Books Landscape Edition.
Fifty Shades
217 x 140cm (acrylic, sand, colour and dust)
A meditation on sensitivity, intuition, and quiet strength. Flecks of colour emerge through layered texture, hinting at unseen depths and an unfolding story.This work does not seek to dominate a space, but to hold it, presence felt, not forced. A painting that invites stillness, connection, and the subtle art of listening.
The Courage to Bloom
120 x 90cm (acrylic, sand & play)
A celebration of light, colour, and the freedom to simply be. Where play meets purpose, and expression rises not from perfection, but from presence.Radiant and unguarded, this work is an ode to curiosity, courage, and the quiet happiness that comes when we allow ourselves to bloom.
Fogg Dam/Loose Lily
140 x 140cm (gold dust, sand from thee parts of Australia, acrylic & ink)
Inspired by a photograph by Dick Eussen featured in The Great Australian Outback Magazine, this work is a vibrant celebration of nature’s joyful choreography, the dance between lily pads, wild grasses, and dragonflies. It’s a reminder that aliveness lives in the details, those small, hidden moments where magic quietly stirs.
Emerald Heart
100 x 100cm (acrylic, resin, ink & sand)
Inspired by the vivid beauty of Mount Hypipamee Crater and Dinner Falls, this work captures nature’s energy through the luminous depth of green resin. Created in collaboration with my studio partner and friend Debbie, and with the generous support of Thomas and Tammy from The Great Australian Outdoors, Emerald Heart celebrates both the landscape and the creative partnerships that make art, and life, more radiant.
Wink
75 x 90cm (acrylic, gold leaf & sand)
It began as a composed still life, calm, balanced, and behaving itself. But somewhere along the way, something else emerged. Bold, radiant, and a little mischievous, the scene took on its own energy, full of life and quietly winking at the viewer.
Salt & Solitude
135 x 80cm (acrylic & sand)
What began as two donkeys evolved into a sun-kissed, all-Australian beach girl. Bare, relaxed, and utterly at ease within herself. This piece captures the essence of growing up under the sun: salt on skin, stillness in breath, and the quiet freedom of feeling unbound. There is a strength in her softness, a familiarity that resonates. A simple, wordless, youthful ease that says everything.
Butter at The Long Lunch
100 x 80cm (acrylic, gold, sand & fluro’essence)
A joyful tribute to the soulful bond between animals, food, and the art of gathering with friends. Butter isn’t just a dog – she’s the host, the muse, the storyteller. Captured mid-lick – a cheeky wink of whimsy & delight. A toast to the art of living well. dog owner. @carinachamberscreative longlunchlinen.com.au
“Mbili” / Respect
90 x 140cm (sand & acrylic)
Inspired by Louisa’s photograph Mbili (“two” in Swahili), this work honours the quiet strength, resilience, and beauty of the Turkana women, adorned, grounded, unshakable. Created as part of a joint exhibition exploring roots and reconnection, Mbili reflects two artists, two women, one shared moment of stillness and power, a dialogue between image and paint, history and heart.
I Wake Up
100 x 90cm (acrylic, sand & sunshine)
A celebration of beginnings, full of light, colour, and play. The title comes from a simple family phrase, a cheerful morning check-in that says, I’m up, I’m here, let’s begin. This work captures that first-light feeling of possibility, a visual good morning and joyful greeting to the world.
Pink Salt
100 x 140cm (acrylic, gold dust, floor & sand)
Inspired by a photograph by Narelle Hughes, this work captures the stark beauty of the salt lake at Port Augusta and its blush skies, native bush, and rusted remnants resting in stillness. The landscape holds both stone and strength, a quiet tension between what endures and what fades. A meditation on memory and the strange elegance found in between.
Bound by Land
100 x 80cm (acrylic on canvas)
A celebration of strength, tenderness, and resilience within Australian rural life. Inspired by the evocative photography of Ben Cribb, this work honours the everyday moments that define family. Tradition, love, hard work, and quiet support. A tribute to the farming families whose courage and connection to the land sustain our country and communities. With thanks to @bcribbvisuals.
Cocky’s Haven
110 x 110cm (gold glitter, dust, ink, sand and acrylic)
Curious, alert, and cradled within nature’s quiet architecture. Inspired by a photograph by Jon Steinbeck, this work captures a moment of innocence and reflection. Its form, open to interpretation, reminds us how deeply nature mirrors our own complexity, beauty, vulnerability, and instinct intertwined. Beneath its charm lies a quiet call for awareness: as land clearing expands, their homes diminish.
Limmen Rhythms
85 x 130cm (acrylic, sand, glitter dust)
A vibrant abstract inspired by the remote landscapes of Limmen, Australia, an exploration of natural rhythm shaped by wind, water, and time. Created with leftover paint from weekly classes, this work celebrates process and play. The palette knife brings texture and movement, while earthy, sun-drenched tones pulse with flashes of green, a spirited nod to spontaneity and place.
Pop Gum
130 x 130cm (impasto acrylic, sand, ink & gold leaf)
An expression of feminine emergence and vitality, “Pop Gum’ captures the moment native gum nuts burst with fresh life. The work celebrates growth, renewal, and the vibrant energy of nature’s feminine spirit.
4 Minitures each piece: 25 × 20 cm
Blu celebrates a tiny but fearless voice in the landscape, honouring the power found in small moments and little creatures. One of my happiest sounds would be birdsong.
Where Light Lingers is a finely detailed miniature that captures a fleeting, golden moment of sunlight threads through delight grasses and invites you for a walk, to linger, to breathe it in.
Small Acts of Love echoing a larger piece on display, a tiny offering, a daily choice, a reminder that even the smallest acts of love hold great power.
OZblu (not for sale) a shout out to Roger & Sharon & Jo for their immediate love and support of Exhibition Emergence. Celebrating friendship, natures beauty and plump perfect blueberries.