https://www.saltybaren.com/contact daily 0.75 2025-07-21 https://www.saltybaren.com/home daily 1.0 2025-07-21 https://www.saltybaren.com/about daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/5d1d442d-a88b-43fc-a700-970463d33559/Karen_Stanton_standing+profile+pic+additional+adjustments.png https://www.saltybaren.com/instagram daily 0.75 2025-07-19 https://www.saltybaren.com/reduction-print daily 0.75 2025-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/f30943fd-cc2d-4ede-86d0-63f949f131fb/Cuckoos+nest+final.jpeg Reduction Print Cuckoo's Nest |Arches 88 Paper|52x38cm|Edition of 5 | available for purchase contact me for details The ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ casts the bedroom as a shifting emotional landscape. A floating bed with childlike hearts evokes early ideals of love, while a lotus lake suggests renewal. A hidden crocodile hints at fears and unspoken power dynamics, and a cuckoo building its nest adds tension. The work speaks to the fragile and often contradictory nature of intimacy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/8120ae53-9faa-4d49-a747-c6dcbd1d93b2/Water+Nymph+final.jpeg Reduction Print Water Nymph |Arches 88 Paper|52x38cm|Edition of 5 | available for purchase contact me for details 'Water Nymph' reimagines J.H. Lynch’s iconic portraits, placing his idealised and ‘exotic’ woman in a contemporary kitchen to highlight how inherited images still shape the objectification of women. Nature intrudes through lotus water and herons, signalling shifting roles. Apples and a green snake evoke temptation and tradition, blending myth and domestic life to question how women are framed and constrained. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/b7842fd3-b7f5-4459-9a4c-564168976260/Chair+Adrift+final+1.jpg Reduction Print 2025: Finalist and Highly Commended The Interior Art Prize Weswal Gallery|People's Choice Award Interior Art Prize Weswal| Finalist Du Rietz Art Prize Gympie Regional Gallery Chair Adrift |Arches 88 Paper|52x38cm|Edition of 6 with one Variation Print | available for purchase contact me for details ‘Chair Adrift’ explores the fragile arc of life through the lens of a , transformed into a lotus lake, mirrors the cycle of decay and rebirth, capturing life’s impermanence. The vintage wedding photo evokes shifting social norms and the fleeting nature of tradition. The lounge chair, once a symbol of comfort and home, reflects how such certainties fade. Yet, the sunrise filtering through the palm trees signals resilience and adaptation, heralding a new day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/1420b609-4c05-41e2-a448-7f3d67de63a8/Heron+at+home+final+1.jpg Reduction Print 2025 Finalist The Interior Art Prize Weswal Gallery Heron at Home|Arches 88 Paper|52x38cm|Edition of 7 | available for purchase contact me for details ‘Heron at Home’ explores the fragile arc of life, set within a retro Queenslander bathroom that juxtaposes domesticity against the external world. Lotus flowers blooming from the bath evoke new life, renewal, and the cyclical nature of existence. In contrast, the cane toad represents the intrusion of invasion of modern life and the erosion of traditional values. The heron, coexisting with the toad, embodies opposing societal identities, illuminating both harmony and tension in an ever-shifting social landscape. The piece invites reflection on the delicate interplay between preservation and transformation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/f94d979a-8502-417d-a41b-35edac7ff7bf/Domestic+Wilderness+cropped.jpg Reduction Print 2025 Finalist Clayton Utz Prize and Awarded Highly Commended. 2025 Exhibited at Regional Spotlight Hervey Bay Regional Gallery Domestic Wilderness|Edition of 6|Arches 88 paper|76x 56cm| available for purchase contact me for details ‘Domestic Wilderness’, invites a dreamlike space where the boundaries between the external world and the intimacy of domestic life dissolve. This interplay reveals our external experiences shape our sanctuaries and blur reality. The lotus lake rug symbolising cyclical nature of life, with the morning sun through the palms signalling renewal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/0735d63e-98e5-4bf2-8cd9-00598bb16a15/First_Light_cropped.jpeg Reduction Print 2025 Exhibited at Regional Spotlight HBRG First Light|Edition of 5|Arches 88 Paper|34x28cm| available for purchase contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/2574f827-85a4-4902-912f-1a84970a6bb0/Reflections_at_K%27gari_cropped.jpeg Reduction Print 2025 Exhibited at Regional Spotlight HBRG Reflections at K'gari|Edition of 11|Awagami Bamboo Select Paper| available for purchase contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/55b08111-3d07-4492-8b09-06179487299f/Pareidolia+Landscape+cropped.jpeg Reduction Print 2025 Finalist Hawkesbury Art Prize Purple Noon Gallery Freemans Reach Pareidolia Landscape|Edition of 5|Arches 88 Paper|56x76cm| available for purchase contact me for details Pareidolia Landscape explores the perception of personal identity through the lens of the shifting sands on the coastal island of K’gari. In the sands and patterned skies, traces of ancestors are symbolised through traditional Croatian tattoo designs marking movement, German wallpaper evoking memory and domestic traditions. The work embodies a quiet reverence for Butchulla Country, acknowledging its enduring presence and deep spiritual connection inviting viewers to reflect on their own stories and belonging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/b0f8e98c-1f87-46a3-ad7a-830d1c5adbe2/PANEL1_ADRIFT_cropped.jpg Reduction Print Adrift|Panel One|Unique Print|Triptych|Arches 88 Paper|76x56cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/db8506e4-c635-46b1-9565-54d5af3fd00a/PANEL2_ADRIFT_cropped.jpg Reduction Print Adrift|Panel Two|Unique Print|Triptych|Arches 88 Paper|76x56cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/73a37072-9d78-48a5-81c6-c12d4b14caf7/PANEL3_CLOSEUP_ADRIFT_cropped.jpg Reduction Print Adrift|Panel Three|Unique Print|Triptych|Arches 88 Paper|76x56cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/93715bf0-ce67-44f5-ba88-261fc4e140ab/Morning+walk+scanned.jpg Reduction Print Morning Walk|Edition of 14|Awagami Bamboo Select Paper|14x14cm|$75.00 print only|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/f11f0ffc-90ed-4bd6-8ac6-e46217c246dd/Evocations+cropped.jpeg Reduction Print Evocations|Edition of 4|Awagami Bamboo Select Paper|27x32cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/2538ee05-6aad-454f-aadb-754c29084e11/Sunday+at+the+pier.jpg Reduction Print Sunday at the Pier|Varation Print||Awagami Bamboo Select Paper|14x14cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/bfdfd5ce-7cb4-422f-a5e5-2a9131608bbe/morning+walk+II.jpg Reduction Print Morning Walk Two|Edition of 15|Awagami Bamboo Select Paper|14x14cm|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/df599ca1-9625-4ab6-b2ae-1a6e08af2b24/Pelicans.jpg Reduction Print Pelicans|Edition of 16|Awagami Hosho Select Paper|14x18cm|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/c5c3efa7-572e-4cb7-9ede-c0483351b012/Golden+Age+Thinking.jpg Reduction Print Golden Age Thinking|Edition of 8|Arches 88 Paper|22x20cm|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/81dcbd3a-f308-4ce7-8beb-9f2eb7f6c370/Begonia+Bloom.jpg Reduction Print Begonia Blooms|Edition of 11|Arches 88 Paper|28x23cm|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/5c62d906-757b-49fa-baec-b09f696ac37c/Tresure+of+loved+ones.jpg Reduction Print Treasures of Loved Ones|Edition of 15|Arches 88 Paper|28x23cm|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/e231eefb-b7df-42ab-b305-e36e7273f6e9/Banana+Sunrise.jpg Reduction Print Banana Sunset|Edition of 19|Awagami Hosho Select Paper|28x23cm|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/002ef0d6-4fdc-4602-8009-49b81da3066d/Ginger+II.jpg Reduction Print Ginger Two|Edition of 12|Awagami Hosho Select Paper|9x6cm Image|26x20cm paper|contact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/4567c4a3-9bdf-4c77-bafb-e23557ecdb6e/Ginger+I.jpg Reduction Print Ginger One|Edition of 16|Awagami Hosho Select Paper|9x6cm Image|26x20cm papercontact me for details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/1db8b59a-6473-4d26-a782-1a77580c7682/Ginger+III.jpg Reduction Print Ginger Three|Edition of 12Awagami Hosho Select Paper|9x6cm Image|26x20cm paper|contact me for details https://www.saltybaren.com/drypoint-and-etchings daily 0.75 2025-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/c33b0be8-9555-49d3-a170-b795e57a98ca/Chair+Adrift+V1+dry+point.jpg Intaglio Print Chair Adrift|Drypoint Print a' la poupee|Arches Hot Press Watercolour Paper|26x21cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/ad4a4fe2-9d7b-40e3-8b1b-e4605d70163c/Chair+in+Bloom.jpg Intaglio Print Chair in Bloom|Drypoint Print Hand Coloured|Arches Hot Press Watercolour Paper|26x21cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/a2f8ec15-7ade-45f1-81f8-7f87b765c13f/Droughts+Edge.jpg Intaglio Print Drought's Edge|Drypoint on copper plate with watercolour monoprint https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/cb13f065-b70d-405b-828e-1b14974371d3/clothes+line+dry+point+mono+print.jpg Intaglio Print Wild Ride|Copper Drypoint|relief monoprint https://www.saltybaren.com/sketching daily 0.75 2025-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/7da000c9-2d86-4600-a103-f2bf57034144/Monduran+Dam+SE+QLD.jpg Sketching Monduran Dam|SE QLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/5ab17e1b-cd10-4497-8c37-b1b4cb5f6732/Sydney+Harbour+Bridge+study.jpg Sketching Sydney|Harbour Bridge|Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/5b5bdb39-fe81-4e51-a8a2-cf2315b7060e/Sydney+Harbour+Bridge+Study+2.jpg Sketching Sydney|Harbour Bridge|Study II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/af272cfb-b687-4f1e-86a7-1b7815d20edf/West+End+Brisbane.jpg Sketching West End|Brisbane|QLD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/7c694ea5-cac6-424e-af16-61b8bb651bb5/Kinkuna+National+Park+after+a+fire.jpg Sketching Kinkuna National Park|After a Fire|Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/b383d3e2-cb9d-4180-9972-0e19586833ef/A+Gift.jpg Sketching A Gift|extract daily sketch book https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/f2002fcb-4f7b-467f-9bdf-528385d979e6/Singapore+Street+Scene.jpg Sketching Singapore|street scene|before the rain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/fe0b752c-9916-4013-addc-c1b2ee767511/Artist+Village+Chang+Mai.jpg Sketching Artist Village|Chiang Mai|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/3c99a190-006a-4126-bc5d-08c0fdd9d2b0/Khao+Soi+Gai+food+study.jpg Sketching Khao Soi Gai|Chiang Mai|Thailand|Food Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/79b6d0c3-780a-469e-bc9b-b5ea7e528571/Blue+Temple+Chiang+Rai.jpg Sketching Blue Temple|Chiang Rai|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/703a2cea-0485-4ccd-886e-8162b2556be1/Garden+Study+Chang+Rai+Thailand.jpg Sketching Garden Study|Chiang Rai|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/40a24f33-b940-4fcc-8fcf-79c0b7caabf0/Temple+Chang+Rai.jpg Sketching Temple on a mountain|Chiang Rai|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/e377a3c0-8d8e-4341-a29d-28c081183d4e/Mai+Kampong+Village+Thailand.jpg Sketching Mai Kampong Village|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/151b01f8-a09a-4eb9-a551-3a3d08222ee1/Slow+Boat+Thailand+to+Laos+on+the+Mekong+River.jpg Sketching Slow Boat|Chiang Rai to Luang Prabang|Thailand to Laos|Mekong River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/a13e0422-c1a4-41a7-9271-aa9fdc1d90b5/Slow+Boat+arrival+Laos.jpg Sketching Slow Boat arrival|Laung Prabang|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/c9323469-05ca-4e18-b943-a0d812edb613/Luang+Prabang+street+scene.jpg Sketching Street scene|Laung Prabang|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/ec858eba-5b7f-4257-9102-8328f4d534e1/Luang+Prabang+Laos+Street+Scene.jpg Sketching Street scene|lanternsLuang Prabang|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/352c459b-9ce4-440f-835c-aebbf9826b2b/Luang+Prabang+Laos+Restrauant.jpg Sketching View from a window|Luang Prabang|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/8282a1ce-a254-4df3-89de-e6d48036e709/Rice+Field+Laos.jpg Sketching Rice Fields|lunch|Luang Prabang|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/a505a27d-19fe-4ca6-a805-21913ad87fe7/Kuang+Si+Waterfall+Laos.jpg Sketching Kuang Si Waterfall|Luang Prabang|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/ff8568ae-c7cb-4cb9-ba2a-865fae6cdd85/Ock+Pop+Tok+creative+centre+Laos.jpg Sketching Ock Pop Tok|Creative Centre|Luang Prabang|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/4c385200-f5a8-421a-8fb4-b07e4f6f21b1/Vang+Vieng.jpg Sketching Vang Vieng|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/53db64fa-35b2-422f-a86b-3a890831c414/Red+Lotus+Lake+Udon+Thani.jpg Sketching Red Lotus Lake|Udon Thani|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/3f69e9fd-630a-4f84-a581-0c07ce33bfe7/Tamarind+Cooking+School.jpg Sketching Tamarind Cooking School|Laos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/cc76c146-9f23-435c-9d4c-5047eabdc243/long+boats+phi+phi+island.jpg Sketching Long Boat Study|Phi Phi Island|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/ddf11b22-52ca-4cbb-86db-07d5cfc96809/Koh+Sumi.jpg Sketching Village Lotus Lake study|Koh Samui|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/7330c091-c5ff-41b1-afa9-b3ab7e69da5e/Fishing+boat+Thailand.jpg Sketching Fishing boat|Koh Samui|Thailand https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/0b671663-37ad-4b86-af0e-210f3ebb3be5/dried+fish+Sri+Lanka.jpg Sketching Open air fishing markets|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/3470c810-5761-4647-b4dd-2402712708ee/Lion+rock+sketch+two.jpg Sketching Loin Rock|Sigiriya|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/e838f914-f119-4f19-a27e-b3fcb8a84d67/lion+rock+sketch.jpg Sketching Lion Rock Complex study|Sigiriya|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/ff2dc09e-8bba-4a0b-901a-bacf3773311e/sri+lankan+food.jpg Sketching Local Food Study|Rice and Curry|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/a3f5d262-ac47-4404-a8ea-d1d6ca94a65f/Train+Sri+Lanka.jpg Sketching Train trip|Kandy to Nuwara Eliya|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/e1085c11-d146-4c4d-af31-2c6c9cb55a8e/Ramboda+Falls+Sri+Lanka.jpg Sketching Ramboda Falls|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/c75e32a4-cf33-4032-9b37-f9ae327ff04b/Ella+Sri+Lanka.jpg Sketching Rice and waterfall study|Ella|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/2f13177f-23ea-4715-b497-ddedcd17ced9/Treehouse.jpg Sketching Tree House|Yalla National Park|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/74b6fac6-6e42-4a3e-aa61-821c9d2e034f/Thank+you+sketch+Hobbit+House.jpg Sketching Thank you sketch|Hobbit House|Tangalle|Sri Lanka https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/6b0e63d6-2be8-4f58-8cbd-e48d86f7bf8f/rice+terraces+Ubud.jpeg Sketching Rice Terraces|Ubud|Bali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/b86e036d-fa14-474c-958f-3da28dbf726b/Maya+Loka+Bali+Ubud.jpeg Sketching Maya Loka|Ubud|Bali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/b2977827-0559-4e6d-b8a9-2314400cade3/Ubud+blessings.jpeg Sketching Blessings in Ubud|Bali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/aaab8cf6-3ee3-44c5-8816-66d2fccdb036/Temple+Blessings+Ubud.jpeg Sketching Temple Blessings|Ubud|Bali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/0e2c0606-41f8-4093-a65b-d319a2b041d0/sweet+orange+Ubud.jpeg Sketching Sweet Orange Walk|Ubud|Bali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/32f13eb8-1223-46b6-9202-2433e9c6ad72/water+blessings+Ubud+temple.jpeg Sketching Water Blessings|Ubud|Bali|continuous drawing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/4890b2f3-eef5-4df8-8fa9-20814529ca0a/scupltures+Ubud.jpeg Sketching Sculptures in Ubud|Bali https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/8df0d442-5819-492e-9f29-f279a0c37ff4/Nusa+Lembongan+Bali.jpeg Sketching Nusa Lembongan|Bali https://www.saltybaren.com/paintings daily 0.75 2025-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/2eb39edd-904e-4bcb-8ff2-ff07f40cdd3f/What+remains+.jpeg Paintings 'What Remains'|Reduction lino cut and relief printing on board combined with oil painting. 103 x 53 cm ‘What Remains’ reflects on the cycle of life and the fragile tether between our sense of belonging and the objects we gather around ourselves. In this surreal landscape, furnishings rest among a lotus lake and drifting waterbirds, swept from their domestic interiors and left to outlast the people who once inhabited them. The work considers what becomes of our things when we are no longer here, how our belongings carry deep sentimental value in our presence yet remain indifferent to our absence. ‘What Remains’ reflects not only on the objects we collect, but on the stories they hold, and how those stories shift once we are gone, leaving the environment itself to carry what is left behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/02bcec82-81fb-4424-a861-e73243670067/Lotus+Dreaming+2.jpeg Paintings 'Lotus Dreaming 2'| Relief lino cut combined with oil on board| 42.3 x 65.3cm. ‘Lotus Dreaming 2’ is created from the remainder lino cut matrix and combined oil painting to represent the blurred colliding environments of the interior and exterior world. A surreal image of Lotus symbolism and furniture being swept in an environment of change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/4d78186c-14fe-43ae-8639-86ce6d08cb30/Lotus+Dreaming+1.jpeg Paintings 'Lotus Dreaming - 1'| Relief lino cut combined with oils on board| 42.3x65.3cm ‘Lotus Dreaming 1’ is created from the remainder lino cut matrix and combined oil painting to represent the blurred colliding environments of the interior and exterior world. A surreal image of Lotus symbolism and furniture being swept in an environment of change. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/8d5fc5be-bfa1-45ee-b8c2-15108796d587/The+Big+Move+final.jpeg Paintings 'The Big Move' | Reduction lino cut and relief printing with oils on board| 53x118cm ‘The Big Move’ reflects a pivotal moment in life when home is no longer a fixed place but something we must leave behind. This work speaks to the profound impact of loss and change, with tension between what is familiar and what is changing. The artwork captures the emotional weight of sorting through a life, the quiet grief of letting go, and the uncertainty of stepping into a new environment. Foundations of memory is symbolised at the figure’s feet and the ceramic swallows on the wall, flying toward the lotus symbolises change, cycle of life and renewal. ‘The Big Move’ considers the complexity of these transitions and honours the people who navigate these changes and the stories that travel with them, long after the rooms they once inhabited have been left behind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/1e76c599-a0bb-4f07-b940-0262683d081f/backyard+memories+the+ride.jpeg Paintings 'Backyard Memories- The Ride'| Relief lino cut combined with oils on board| 42x42cm. Backyard Memories – The Ride draws on the nostalgia of growing up in rural Australia in the 1970s and 80s. The work depicting the relationships of the era between siblings, with the relief print motifs symbolising Croatian heritage and farming life of the artist. It reflects on how childhood memories form, do they remain because they were truly lived, or because a photograph has preserved them for us to remember. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/a6348e68-ebda-4a61-b106-ad1009f2b9df/Backyard+memories+The+garden.jpeg Paintings 'Backyard Memories - The Garden'| Relief lino cut combined with oils on board| 42x42cm. ‘Backyard Memories – The Garden’ draws on the nostalgia of growing up in rural Australia in the 1970s and 80s. The work depicts the relationships of the era between a child and grandparent, with the relief print symbolism depicting German wallpaper motifs symbolising heritage. It reflects on how childhood memories form, do they remain because they were truly lived, or because a photograph has preserved them for us to remember. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/31196f1d-31cd-485c-8586-6421cda78064/Hall+of+Fame+II.jpg Paintings Hall of Fame II |Oil on Canvas|1270x1150cm|Exhibited in the NSW Art Gallery Sydney and Regional NSW- Art Express 1992 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/1752925972637-2WBXJRQ2B72E4YE5MRHI/Mothers%2Blove.jpg Paintings Mothers Love | Oil on board | vintage frame|91x48cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/a302ef20-09dd-493f-acf3-b3aa167f99b3/Gone.jpg Paintings Gone | Oil on board|91x51cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/8653f01b-1ec0-4503-88b8-e0e6aa3903cf/A+Hungry+Landscape.jpeg Paintings A Hungry Landscape|Oil on canvas|1200x1200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/3063aa54-ea4c-4db3-b907-76faa2f057d8/Great+Nan.jpg Paintings Portrait Nan|Oil on board|42x46cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/d3af7a62-12d3-49c5-a21a-42d4c5f4be68/IMG_0596.jpeg Paintings The Canola is in|Oil on canvas|91x56cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/d2e610b5-e4fe-4a12-b80e-9f0c0c3ecb61/IMG_0598.jpeg Paintings Road Study|Oil on Canvas|25x36cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/ea0714fe-f8a0-41dc-87fb-e2be1f80f874/IMG_0600.jpeg Paintings Purple Study|Oil on Canvas|36x25cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/c4f4b30f-cca6-470f-ad41-1f1d7662e058/IMG_0385.jpg Paintings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/5a271b1a-4b6f-4638-ae00-93551c8fd012/IMG_0252.jpg Paintings It's a Dogs Life|Oil on Canvas|36x25cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/9a19dc37-82d3-4a66-b1a8-bcfb2d2e946e/IMG_0590.jpeg Paintings Sepia Garden Study One|Oil on board|30x30cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/a951082f-72f3-4b57-8425-1b9fcb4e47a8/IMG_0591.jpeg Paintings Sepia On Trikes Study Two|Oil on Board|30x30cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/93794b5d-4d5b-4288-bd43-83601119874a/IMG_0597.jpeg Paintings Jacarandas on Fritzory|Oil on Canvas|30x30cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/87219c38-87b7-47c4-adea-ada82d5d5692/IMG_0519.jpg Paintings Bridge Study|Oil on Board|30x30cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/d9975d0e-7acd-47dc-bd2d-0ac0d5488c4c/IMG_0531.jpg Paintings Caught in Headlights|Oil on Board|60x45cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/8a1cc486-8216-4c81-828c-44557c402d1d/IMG_0532.jpg Paintings Chook Pimp|Oil on board|60x45cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/160f4859-8374-494b-b795-b0d2e608b51a/IMG_1255.jpg Paintings Waiting to go|Oil on Board|30x20cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/219e410b-bd41-485f-833e-17c0b783d6c1/Self+Portrait+Eat+Lamb.jpg Paintings Self Portrait Eat Lamb|Oil on Board|45x45cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/37da126d-879c-413c-922a-18a89f90744c/On+the+road+Bangalow+to+Tamworth+3.jpg Paintings On the Road Bangalow to Tamworth Study 3|Oil on Board|20x20cm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/4613f448-6a4d-45a6-80c0-9b16fb71a82d/flipped+family.jpg Paintings Sunday at the Pier Study|Oil on Board|20x20cm https://www.saltybaren.com/materials-and-process daily 0.75 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/bcbfd2cc-c1de-4998-babe-a7b1ace0079e/IMG_9979.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/7cddf45c-b160-44d2-b8df-aefecefd8725/colour+swatches.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/200a2d57-efc5-4b0a-afbd-91261d4c610c/IMG_9980+warm.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/b4cda823-665c-4432-8be4-ef908682642a/DSC099141.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68776857b0ae594cdda840cb/e91b6a8f-2857-4846-9c54-8ec8db787d76/IMG_02751.jpg