A new blog post from my Blue Mountains residency — reflecting on two diptychs inspired by wonder, movement, native plants, and the stories that shape this landscape. From Georgiana Malloy’s “fairy land” to the Seven Sisters constellations, these paintings explore how place, colour, and mythology meet on the canvas.

This post explores the life of botanist Georgiana Molloy, her connection to eco-feminist ideas, and her surprising influence on my work here in the Blue Mountains. From early plant portraits made in Portugal to the colours I’m discovering now, this is a story of women, landscape and creative lineage.

In the Blue Mountains, colour becomes its own kind of time - shaped by eucalyptus haze, shifting light and the joy of discovering a new landscape. This post reflects on travel, creativity and the wonder Georgiana Molloy once called “fairy land,” and how these experiences are already influencing my work.