The World As I Find It
Explore. Draw. Paint.
This work transforms broken, discarded, and burned objects into paintings. Found in the bush—a place where human traces linger in unexpected forms—these objects carry stories of past lives. While my paintings might seem abstract, they are rooted in the history and the physical reality of these objects.
Using an overhead projector, I cast the shapes of these items onto the canvas, where they become shadows. This process echoes Plato’s allegory of the cave: we sit in a cave, seeing only shadows of objects passing by a campfire behind us, unaware of their true nature unless we turn around. My paintings are like the cave wall—at first glance, an arrangement of shapes on a flat surface. But for those who choose to look deeper, these shapes reveal the histories and lives of the objects they represent.
The paintings with ///3 word titles are locations of the source material. They can be found and visited using the what3words app.
Painting informed by studio floor, November 2024, Crayon, charcoal and salvaged house paint on canvas, 80 x 100cm
Painting informed by burnt car tyres III, Acrylic, salvaged house paint, wax crayon, graphite, posca pen and charcoal on canvas, 120 x 150cm
Human compass I (painting informed by burnt car tyres), Graphite, wax crayon, charcoal, acrylic and salvaged house paint on canvas, 150 x 120cm
Painting with mixed car-fire pieces II, Salvage paint and paint pen on canvas, 160 x 160cm
Painting with mixed car-fire pieces I, Salvage paint, graphite and charcoal on canvas, 80 x 80cm
Painting informed by studio floor sweepings, October 2024, Salvage paint, graphite, charcoal, pen, wax crayon on canvas, 80 x 80cm
Painting with vehicle fragment, Salvage paint, paint pen and charcoal on canvas, 122 x 122cm
Painting with melted bush glass, Salvage paint and charcoal on canvas, 100 x 100cm
Untitled ///biked.tulip.derived IV, Salvage paint on canvas, 115 x 115cm
Untitled ///biked.tulip.derived I, Salvage paint on canvas, 113 x 113cm
Untitled ///biked.tulip.derived II, Salvage paint on canvas, 51 x 51cm
Untitled ///contributed.sodium.gears, Salvage paint on canvas, 100 x 100cm
Painting with burnt car melted aluminium and studio floor paint scrapings, Salvage paint, charcoal and paint pen on canvas, 115 x 115cm
Painting informed by studio floor sweepings, July 2024, Salvage paint and burnt furniture charcoal on canvas, 80 x 80cm
Painting with broken plate found in the woods, Salvage paint and charcoal on canvas, 80 x 80cm
Painting with Saira Ellen Spencer's fireplace charcoal, Salvage paint and charcoal on canvas, 100 x 100cm
Still life with charcoal from the cave on Mt Kooryunderup, House paint and charcoal on canvas, 51 x 51cm
Still life with windscreen, garlic skin and charcoal, House paint and pencil on canvas, 51 x 51cm
Painting informed by garlic skin, Salvaged house paint, charcoal and paint pen on canvas, 160 x 160cm
Painting informed by studio floor sweepings, May 2024, Salvaged house paint, spray paint, acrylic, oil stick and paint pen on canvas, 80 x 80cm
Painting informed by garlic skin and scrap metal, Salvage paint, charcoal and acrylic on canvas, 51 x 51cm
Painting informed by kangaroo poo, pavers and staples, Salvage paint and acrylic on canvas, 51 x 51cm
Painting informed by kangaroo poo and staples, Salvaged house paint, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, 51 x 51cm
Painting informed by North Bannister Roadhouse mop, Salvaged paint and charcoal, acrylic and spray paint on recycling canvas, 160 x 160cm
Drawing informed by used masking tape and canvas thread, Salvage paint and scavenged charcoal on raw canvas, 100 x 100cm
First painting informed by garlic skins, Salvage paint and charcoal on canvas, 80 x 80cm
Untitled with Denmark charcoal from the 2022 bushfire, Local salvage paint and charcoal from the fire on raw canvas, 100 x 100cm
Untitled with burnt furniture fragments, Charcoal, acrylic, ink and tip paint, stain and enamel on canvas, 100 x 100cm
Untitled with bed springs, Spray paint, tip paint and stain on raw canvas, 80 x 80cm
Untitled with vintage shoes, 100 x 100cm
Untitled with stolen water truck aluminium, Charcoal, ink and acrylic on canvas, 51 x 51cm
Untitled with Ashendon & Dale Rd junction aluminium, Charcoal, paint pen and acrylic on canvas, 146 x 146cm - SOLD
Untitled with Korung glass, Chalk, charcoal, spray paint and acrylic on canvas, 160 x 160cm
Untitled with Mount Dale aluminium, Charcoal, bitumen, acrylic and ink on canvas, 100 x 100cm
11.2.24 Fruits of Arson (Barton's aluminium), Salvaged house paint, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 76 x 76cm
7.2.24 pittura della casa, Mixed media on canvas, 100 x 100cm
Untitled with Barton’s Mill Prison Oval melted car engine aluminium, House paint and acrylic on canvas, 61 x 61cm
1.2.24 Untitled, Salvaged house paint and acrylic on canvas, 91 x 91cm
Untitled study with garlic skin - SOLD