76x60cm, framed in Raw Tasmanian Oak

A richly coloured landscape where deep shadows, rain and unexpected botanical forms create the perfect conditions for wild things to grow. Darker purples sit alongside softer tones, while mushrooms and imagined plants weave through the landscape in a world that feels familiar.

This was my first commissioned painting, created for a client who wanted to explore the idea that some of the most interesting parts of a person can grow from their darker moments.

Rather than expressing that idea literally, I began thinking about nature — about the plants and mushrooms that appear in shadows, after rain and in the places we might otherwise overlook. The landscape became a way of suggesting that beauty and interest don't always come from the brightest or easiest places.

As with much of my work, I've taken familiar elements of nature and played with their shapes, scale and colour. The result is less a representation of a particular landscape and more a little world of its own.

A colourful, nature-inspired piece for anyone drawn to the quieter, wilder side of things.