Forest bridge Japan, miniature in black custom frame

This little gem was inspired by a hike through Japan's seven waterfalls of Kawazu on the Izu Peninsula. It was early Autumn and the forest was still lush green and misty as touches of the yellows and oranges began to show. We came across several little bridges like this one, swamped by the towering volcanic rock cliffs and this forests until they appeared as very delicate, sweet little structures in the ancient landscape.

The scene therefore suited a miniature artwork beautifully, and I love the way the striking greens sit against the crisp white and black of the framing. This piece would work beautifully in a little study nook, minimalist or contemporary kitchen/dining spaces, or even a small sun room.

The artwork itself is a unique original, 6cm x 7cm, in mixed media of oil paint and ink, painted on recycled stone tile, which provided a beautiful smooth surface for the delicate brush strokes and pen work.

The framing is professionally done a professional framing house, behind glass, with gallery standard finishing and hanging wire at the back.

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From my studio in Canberra, Australia I work to create ethereal abstract nature paintings that echo that feeling of ease and wellness that twinkles through you when you stop in a pocket of forest or under a tree, stepping into Earth’s embrace. I would love to show you around my studio in person. Meantime, please enjoy exploring this virtual shop, zoom in, peer close, and reach out with any questions.

In the tangle of the forest understorey, the connectivity of all things is most apparent to me. The sense of oneness and gentle alive-ness leads me to create layers of subtle, organic marks that invite the viewer in, like we lean in to listen when someone speaks softly. Paint is added or removed, responding to the moment; some things from life, some imagined, as though co-creating, until this pocket of wilderness is formed enough to hold us. Final flecks of colour are allowed to skip across the surface like sunlight on leaf, web or tiny wing. I’m exploring the concept of Nature as divinity, accessed by grounding in the wild-grown Earth that is the ancestral home for our species. The result, I hope, is artwork with a sense of the ethereal; that is somehow both divine-uplift and soft-landing – like opening the door to home.

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As featured on Space Invaders home renovations by channel 9 (season 6, episode 6), April 2026.