When the Heart Calls (Heart Healing)

This artwork is a self portrait that looks at giving ourselves permission to hear the calling of the heart, in order to heal, follow our innermost yearnings, and ultimately honour our authentic self. Rarely in life to we make time to be silent with ourselves, and look deeply into what burdens we carry within our hearts; one of the beautiful benefits of isolation. This artwork looks specifically at how heart healing allows the spirit to be bathed in a light of awareness, and this opens us up to new awakenings to our inner strengths, knowledge, dreams, desires. There is much to be gained from following the heart’s calling.

From Leni Kae’s series titled “Soul Journeys”; a series centred on self-thought and meditative moments of healing, inspired by isolation and a focus on its benefits, stemming from self awareness.

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Leni Kae is a Sydney-based Australian artist and author whose work explores the relationship between nature, symbolism, perception, and inner awareness.
Her work spans expressive bird and Animal Spirit paintings, abstract landscape art, Greek mythology inspired art and contemporary symbolic works created through layered acrylic, watercolour, ink, and mixed media. Using fluid movement, luminous colour, and intuitive mark-making, her paintings investigate themes of awareness, connection, atmosphere, and inner experience.
Alongside her studio practice, Leni also creates books and immersive creative works that bridge visual art, storytelling, and reflection.

Leni Kae’s work has been a finalist in numerous Australian art prizes, including Du Reitz Art Awads 2025, Lake Art Prize 2022, Heysen Prize for Landscape 2020, Mandorla Art Awards 2020,




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Artist website www.lenikae.com.au