Mixed media and acrylic on canvas with black frame - 100cm x 100cm

“Painting for me, is meditative: I travel into another world. Awake, alert, fully absorbed in the act of creation - not thinking of anything else”

— Dana Dion

My work is a personal exploration of belonging within the natural world - not as I see it, but as I feel it when surrounded by it. The energy of the Australian bush, with its chaotic, tangled vegetation, contrasts with the soft, delicate colours that appear throughout. This wilderness, combined with subtle beauty, informs my approach. I use organic forms and textures to reflect the rich complexity of the landscape and my own language of mark making to express the dynamic energy present in both water and plant life.

I love using Bold marks and nature’s soothing colours to create a sense of depth and layering in my work. These layers mimic the constant cycles in nature, where new growth covers that came before, yet the remnants of the past always shake the present reality. Through abstract forms, I capture the movement, growth, and ever shifting essence of both vegetation and water embodying the flux of life itself. 

Painting, for me, is not just about expressing what I see, but about engaging with the feeling of being surrounded by nature - a continuous journey finding a place to belong. 

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