Private Commissions
I offer a limited number of private commissions throughout the year, creating unique artworks that capture the connection between people, animals, landscapes, and the stories that make them meaningful.
Each commission is a collaboration. To help me understand your vision and provide an accurate quote, please include high-resolution reference images of your chosen subject, your preferred artwork size, and any creative direction you would like to share — whether you are drawn towards a realistic interpretation, a more expressive style, or something inspired by colour, memory, and emotion.
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Every artwork is carefully packaged to ensure it arrives safely at its new home. Shipping and handling costs are calculated individually and include professional packaging, protective materials, transport to the freight depot, and delivery based on the artwork’s size, weight, and destination.
A personalised shipping quote will be provided before your purchase is finalised.
The Dark Emu
A road journey through the Flinders Ranges in South Australia in 2025 became the quiet turning point for this body of work. Beneath vast skies, the Dark Emu constellation revealed itself to us, my friend first pointing it out, anchoring the night with an ancient presence that felt both grounded and infinite. From that moment of shared wonder, the song emerged, along with a series of small paintings on stone, each one carrying the imprint of that landscape. The works hold a quiet acknowledgement of the enduring Aboriginal presence in the Flinders, where land, story, and sky are inseparable.
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Whispers of an Ancient Land
This painting was born from my third journey into the Flinders Ranges—a place that continues to call me back.
There is something profoundly timeless about this landscape. The ancient ranges seem to breathe with quiet wisdom, shaped over millions of years and carrying stories far older than ourselves. As the sun slips behind the hills, emus wander across the plains with quiet purpose, wallabies emerge at dusk, and above it all, the night sky unfolds into a breathtaking tapestry of stars.
It is a place that asks nothing of you except your presence.
If you are willing to be still, to listen rather than speak, the land begins to reveal itself. Not through words, but through silence, light, and the gentle rhythm of nature. It reminds us that beauty does not need to announce itself—it simply exists, waiting for those who slow down enough to notice.
This work is my response to that experience. It is a celebration of an ancient landscape that continues to inspire awe, humility, and a deep sense of belonging. I hope it carries a little of that quiet magic into your own space, inviting you to pause, breathe, and remember that sometimes the greatest lessons come from simply being still
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