LES FLEURS
Usher into Springtime at Q Gallery. We’re celebrating the bright and beautiful, the subtle and soft — inspired by flowers in all their forms. ✿
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Abby Rossiter
Tangled garden, Pressed flowers on paper 43cm x 53 cm $300 SOLD
Summer 2026, Pressed flowers on paper, 43cm x 53cm framed $250 SOLD
Pressing flowers is a low-impact way to capture and preserve some of the beauty of flowers. It’s a slow process to grow, collect and press flowers. Most of the flowers are hyper-local – grown in Ainslie – while some come from a little further afield. There are always surprises. Some flowers press beautifully; many don’t. Some change colour in the press; others remain amazingly true. Flowers stay in the press for at least six to eight weeks, which helps to preserve their colours.
About Abby: I started pressing flowers with a press someone gave my sister when we were kids and came back to it as a grown up. I just really like flowers!
Amanda Biggs
Field of flowers, Gouache on paper, 30cm x 21cm framed, $330 SOLD
This semi-abstract gouache attempts to capture the breeze scattering delphinium blossoms on a bright sunny day.
About Amanda: I am an emerging artist based in Kamberri/Canberra on Ngunnawal country. My practice extends from freelance cartooning in Sydney during the 1980s to more recent experiments in drawing and painting, with a focus on abstraction, landscape and still life. I explore the enduring relationship between the natural environment and the inner experience this elicits. Memory of places of personal significance prompt a contemporary exploration of my emotional engagement.
Beth Weaver
Stations of the Dandelion, Watercolour and Ink, 47cm x 27cm x 1cm, $200
For “just a weed,” these flowers hold nostalgia for people in their many forms. From the bold colours to the whimsy of dispersing many seeds into the abyss, this piece hopes to bring conversations about the nuances of categorisation in beauty while also understanding the valid reasons for such labels.
About Beth: I started art up again after not working on anything since school and the occasional. Since I have committed, I have been featured in group exhibition, received my first commission and was lucky to runner up in last year’s people’s choice.
Charlotte Kynaston
Yellow Tulip, Oil Paint on Canvas, 46 x 46 cm, $450
Pink Tulip, Oil Paint on Canvas, 46 x 46 cm, $450
‘Yellow Tulip’ and ‘Pink Tulip’ celebrate the joy and anticipation that spring brings each year. Inspired by Canberra's vibrant spring festivals, these paintings capture the simple beauty of tulips in full bloom - a flower that has long been my favourite for its elegant form, delicate petals, and uplifting colours. These works are a personal celebration of place and memory, inspired by the annual displays that transform Canberra into a sea of colour each spring.
About Charlotte: I'm a Canberra-based visual artist with a passion for impressionistic, colourful, and textural landscapes, often inspired by floral forms and natural beauty. My work explores mixed media techniques, blending traditional and experimental approaches to create vibrant, layered pieces. I hold a Diploma in Visual Arts and have been teaching art classes for many years, sharing my love for creativity with others. I'm currently based at Q Gallery, where I continue to develop and exhibit my work.
Freya Robinson
Sugar Sugar, Honey Honey, Felt-tip pen and marker on paper, 36.5 x 36.5 x 27cm, $290
Australia’s flowers were designed for birds… or did our birds cunningly design our flowers? Many native flower forms co-evolved with our vivacious honeyeaters, providing them with a tasty sugar treat in exchange for pollination. Correa, banksia and bottlebrush are favourites of the Eastern Spinebill, New Holland Honeyeater and Scarlet Honeyeater (pictured left to right in drawing).
About Freya: Freya’s background in ecology inspires her art practice. Her work seeks to capture and understand the ecological processes that we often overlook. A reliable black felt-tip pen is her favourite medium; allowing detail and pattern to emerge in a bird wing or banksia flower with a few strokes.
Jacqui Penrose
Camellia, Cyanotype, 20 x 20 cm (40 x 40 cm framed in white timber frame), $390
How the sun saw it - Summer Flowers, Cyanotype, 50 x 56 cm (60 x 84 cm framed in white timber frame), $790
Delphinium, Cyanotype, 20 x 20 cm (40 x 40 cm framed in white timber frame), $390
Jacqui is an Australian artist who works mainly with an alternative photography technique known as cyanotype printing, or sun printing. Jacqui's artwork is created in her home studio and garden. Cyanotypes are handmade photographs. The solution of iron salts used to coat the paper results in beautiful blue images once exposed to sunlight and washed. Jacqui uses the same method that was used in the 1800s when the technique was first developed. The cyanotype process sounds deceptively easy, although mastering all the variables is a lifelong challenge. These include the strength of the sunlight, the time of day, the time of year (longer shadows are cast in winter), the opacity of the plant material, the type of paper, how the solution is mixed and how well the paper is coated. Exposure time can be from 20 seconds to many hours. The list goes on ... but the challenge is addictive, as is the feeling of working in and with nature to create beautiful images. Jacqui likes to think of each of her artworks as a memory of what the sun saw at a given moment in time.
About Jacqui: Jacqui is a Canberra-based artist whose work has been included in several group exhibitions , including: Sanctuary: Sutton Village Gallery, Into the Blue: Sutton Village Gallery, Life in Colour: Tyger Gallery, Presence: Tyger Gallery, Boorowa Art Show, Taralga Art Show, Dear Earth: BelcoArts. Jacqui's work has also been featured in Alternative Photography's Art and Artists Edition 2 and the Anna Atkins Tribute Journal.
John Pratt
Flora, Charcoal and Pigment, 64 x 42cm, $200 SOLD
'Flora' is part of a series of drawings exploring the cyclical nature of the landscape.
About John: John Pratt is a graphic artist working across a range of media including printmaking, drawing, collage, artist's books and projections in public space. Through a series of exhibitions he has been exploring the impact of human presence within a range of natural landscapes and constructed environments.
Mary Strachan
Flowers at night, Oil on canvas paper, 19 x 15cm $180 SOLD
Art is how I make sense of the world. Drawing and painting help me process my thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The process is the most important part for me—the quiet focus, the exploration, and watching an image slowly emerge. I love how a work can change direction as it's being made, shaped by mood, curiosity, and observation. Making art brings me a sense of calm and clarity, and I always feel better after spending time drawing.
About Mary: Mary Strachan is an artist based in Australia working primarily in drawing and painting.
Anonymous
Floral in gilt frame, Oil on canvas, 70 × 60cm, $400
Anonymous SOLD
Small floral in gilt frame, Oil on canvas, 28cm × 34cm, $295
Ali Strous
Sentinel, Acrylic with wood frame, 16"x24", $620
Glow of a slow afternoon, Acrylic with wood frame, 16"x24"
$620
Ali's current body of work In/Out began while pregnant and travelling overseas. The process of becoming a mother forced a slowing of life to just the here and now. These works show the plants that are nurtured in and around homes using invented compositions that go beyond the depiction of any specific place.
About Ali: Ali Strous (b. 1992) is an artist based in Canberra, who began painting in 2019 during lockdown, initially to brighten the walls of a small apartment. What began as a casual pursuit quickly grew into a powerful creative outlet to balance her analytical career in environmental regulation.
Beata Tworek
Golden artichoke 2026, ChromaLux sublimation print on metal, 30x30cm unframed, 50x50cm framed, $550
Luminous, Colour photograph, 50x50cm, $550 SOLD
Isolated from its setting and rendered in luminous gold, an artichoke glows against darkness, transformed into a timeless portrait. Glowing from within, it is transformed into a timeless portrait that exists between life and abstraction. Its radiance evokes illuminated relics, elevating the plant into an object of contemplation. Through light, an ordinary plant reveals its hidden spirit—a secret life made visible. This luminous study transforms an overlooked plant into an emblem of presence rather than form, celebrating the beauty, dignity, and wonder of the natural world.
About Beata: Beata Tworek’s lifelong career as an art conservator and her involvement in art and science culminated in her passion for art photography and photogravure. Her practice is centred on investigating the forms, textures and patterns of nature. She draws on the rich tradition portrayed in painting, printing and photography while experimenting with advanced photographic techniques commonly used in art conservation. Beata is interested in a contemplative, focused approach to the study of harmony, colour and texture as features of aesthetic significance in her explorations of the natural world. Her work has been shown in both solo and group exhibitions.
Cassie Carter
Bloom Boom, Acrylic on canvas, 45.7 x 45.7 x 3.5cm, $550
‘Bloom boom’ is a reflection of a floral burst. A journey of colours through each petal and stroke. A palette once clean and now mixed. Petal to petal, flower to flower, the colours continue to burst & intertwine, just like they do in the garden.
About Cassie: Hi I’m Cassie, a Bungendore-based artist and art teacher with a love of florals, birds and nature. I paint with texture, colour & heart.
Darcey McGregor
Poppies, Oil paint on canvas, 61 x 2 x 41 cm, $300
This painting was inspired by a bouquet of poppies that my housemate's sister gifted her after a visit to the Braddon Markets. I was immediately drawn to the flowers' delicate, papery petals and their vibrant colour. Through this painting, I sought to capture both their striking beauty and fleeting quality, preserving a moment of everyday beauty.
About Darcey: I am a 21-year-old artist currently studying Visual Arts at the Australian National University. My practice began with realistic charcoal portraiture, where I developed a strong foundation in observation and tonal rendering. More recently, I have expanded my practice into oil painting, using the medium to deepen my understanding of colour theory, light, and atmosphere while continuing to explore realism through a new material language.
Hilary Warren
And the Bee, Printmaking - photogravure (etching), 25 cm x 25 cm, $380
Waratah Florets, Printmaking - photogravure (etching), 28 cm x 28 cm x 2 cm, $380
Observation of the natural world is a key component of my artistic approach. My aim is to create compositions that reflect the beauty of nature and which intrigue the viewer. Such is this photogravure intaglio print showing a bee gathering pollen from the Golden Torch Cactus (Echinopsis spachiana). This cactus flower opens only at night and for less than 24 hours, so I was fortunate to see the flower mid morning and to observe a bee laden with pollen repeatedly entering the flower to gather more. From a digital image I prepared an etched plate by the printmaking process of Photopolymer Photogravure. The etched plate was inked with Charbonnel Paynes Grey and printed onto dampened Hahnemuhle 300 gsm paper through a press. During the printing process I incorporated Kozo paper inked with orange and yellow from the original image as a Chine colle.
About Hilary: Hilary Warren is a Canberra-based printmaker who came into art after a career as a biomedical research scientist. Hilary trained in Visual Arts at the Canberra Institute of Technology with specialist training in printmaking through attendance at workshops with experts in the field both locally and nationally. Problem solving, being a necessary part of scientific research, is also an integral part of the printmaking process. Hilary specialises in the etching process of Photopolymer Photogravure where she translates her own photographic images into etched plates that are then inked and printed onto textured paper through a press.
Janet Mountseer
Flowering Dogwood through a Window, Acrylic on masonite board, 49 x 64cm, $800
“Les Fleurs - what a lovely name for Q Gallery to welcome the art of flowers exhibition.”
About Janet: Since putting down oil paint and brush many years ago the urge of my creative lost love visited. My weapon of choice these days is acrylic. Now in my elderly years I love to remember my younger me involved in painting groups with inspiring teachers. I live in Canberra at the base of Mount Ainslie and living the dream.
Kate Bender
Fluttering Falling Kisses, Oil on canvas, 71 x 61 cm, $1830
Peaches and Cream, Oil on canvas, 40 x 61 cm, $1390
'Fluttering, Falling Kisses' is a macro view of red roses against a deep golden background, it glows with a velvety quality and richness of colour composed of subtle shifts of red. The painting is suggestive of both a joyful exuberance and also a potent sensuality as revealed by the curvaceous and billowing petals. There is an almost abstract quality to it, the work is less about the subject and more about the experience - the emotion conveyed within. I cannot beat this Georgia O'Keeffe quote when describing the inspiration for my paintings: “Whether the flower or the colour is the focus I do not know. I do know the flower is painted large to convey my experience with the flower – and what is my experience if it is not the colour?”
About Kate: Kate Bender is an emerging Australian artist and graduate of The School of Art, Australian National University (2014). Kate’s flora paintings continue her exploration of the interaction of colour, form, light, and space. Grounded in her practice is the soft application of oil paint in multiple thin layers in a slow meditative process one brush stroke at a time; the focus is on the shift of colour to create the forms rather than mark making. Flowers are depicted on an amplified scale; dramatically lit and dance in an atmospheric space. Kate’s works invoke a sensorial and immersive experience; colour and light are amplified to create works evocative of emotion and mood. Kate works from her studio in the garden of her home in Bungendore, New South Wales.
Rachel Wright
Overflow, 2026, Acrylic on canvas, diptych Each panel 40 × 20 cm (overall 40 × 40 cm) x 3.5cm. $475 [above]
Without Conscious Thought, 2026, ink, acrylic and oil on canvas, 40cm x 30cm x 1.5cm, $260
I didn’t set out to paint flowers — I just sat down to play. Makes you think how much of what we make comes from what we’re carrying around without noticing — the things we’re dreaming about, thinking about, wanting — showing up in the work even when we didn’t set out to put them there. This felt less like something I painted and more like something that was already there, waiting to be let out.
About Rachel: Rachel Wright is an emerging Canberra-based artist whose work is inspired by the Australian landscape. She is developing a practice that explores connection and resilience through expressive painting and nature and this will be her second time exhibiting with Q Gallery.
Albert Williams
Floral print in gilt frame, 44 × 36cm, $295
Alyssa Joy Black
The Feast, Oil on panel, 30cm diameter, $200
I have suffered severe mental illness since childhood. Early in my artistic journey I made art that sought to express my experience of psychological torment. After a very severe episode I switched my mindset, turning to the natural beauty of my garden, and began creating my Awakening series—paintings that celebrate colour, light, and the simple yet profound delight found in nature. These works embody a dialogue between inner struggle and external beauty, offering viewers a glimpse of joy and brightness even amidst immense darkness.
About Alyssa: Alyssa Joy Black holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from Curtin University. Her work has been shown in solo shows in the Katoomba in the Blue Mountains, at a solo show at Creative Artisans Gallery Ballina, and in group shows at Black Fig Gallery Alstonville, Brunswick Street Gallery in Melbourne, Aspire Gallery in Brisbane, Cooroy Butter Factory, and elsewhere on the North Coast of NSW.
Belinda Barancewicz
Catafalque Party, Pen-and-ink on Bristol Board, 420 × 297 × 0.4 mm, Framed 526 x 425 x 30mm, $850
‘Catafalque Party’ draws upon the ceremonial traditions observed at memorials across Australia during Anzac Day and Remembrance Day services. At its centre, a waratah stands surrounded by four poppies, quietly recalling the ceremonial guard. Emerging native shoots acknowledge the cadets and younger generations who continue traditions of service and remembrance, while eucalyptus rises behind them as a gentle presence, representing the Australian community that watches, remembers and stands in support. Executed entirely in archival pigment ink on heavyweight board, the work is built through thousands of individual marks. Layer upon layer of line creates form, light and texture, allowing the composition to unfold gradually while maintaining the clarity and restraint of botanical illustration. Rather than depicting ceremony directly, the work uses the enduring forms of Australia’s native flora to explore honour, continuity and quiet remembrance. It is equally an invitation to simply pause and enjoy the beauty, balance and symbolism found within Australia’s flora.
About Belinda: Belinda Barancewicz is a Canberra-based pen-and-ink artist whose work explores the stories held within botanical forms and the landscapes we inhabit. Alongside an established career as a television director, producer and writer, Belinda has developed a contemporary fine art practice that brings a distinctly cinematic eye to botanical illustration. Each composition is approached much like directing a scene, with careful attention to framing, balance, rhythm and narrative. Working entirely by hand in archival pigment ink, her drawings transform flora and trees into visual stories that explore belonging, joy and the connections between people and place. Her debut solo exhibition, Empty Vases, presented a body of work developed through close observation of trees, seed pods and flowering plants throughout Canberra. The exhibition became the most commercially successful debut exhibition in the history of The Front Gallery, establishing her distinctive voice within contemporary botanical art. While grounded in careful observation, Belinda’s practice moves beyond botanical illustration. She is drawn to the personalities, symbolism and quiet narratives that emerge through nature, inviting viewers to rediscover familiar landscapes through memory, emotion and story. She believes every plant has a story, every landscape remembers, and together they quietly tell the stories of the lives we have lived within them.
Catherine Ann
Coral Pea Bushland, Oil on canvas, 60cm x 40cm x 4cm, $750 SOLD
‘Coral Pea Bushland’ reflects the quiet arrival of spring in the Australian bush. Beneath the shelter of an old eucalyptus, native coral pea flowers emerge from the leaf litter, bringing vibrant colour to an otherwise muted forest floor. Rather than depicting the flowers alone, this painting explores the environment that gives rise to these fleeting bursts of colour—the filtered light, textured bush floor and quiet atmosphere that make their appearance feel both unexpected and precious.
About Catherine: Catherine Ann grew up with a deep love for the Australian countryside, spending weekends camping, chasing cows and climbing under old, disused woolsheds. Most of the time she wore torn clothes, dirt and smiles in equal measure. Memories of wide-open skies, the smell of eucalyptus and campfire smoke have stayed with her and continue to shape her work.
Eliott June
Bends, Acrylic on mixed media wall sculpture, dimensions variable, $165
This sculpture is inspired equally by the shadows of plants and flowers. An extension of many of the forms I've been exploring in my current artistic practice - this artwork was me asking how thin and how many bends I could put into one sculpture.
About Eliott: Eliott June O'Dowd is an emerging artist based on Ngunnawal & Ngambri land. Currently engaging with sculpture, painting and printmaking to convey a unique, often colourful, interpretation of the world around them.
Inge M Frank
Solitude, Oil on Canvas, 40 × 40 cm, $650
Interior, Oil on Canvas, 50 × 60 cm, $650
Inge M Frank is a Canberra based visual artist specialising in Still Life and Botanicals. Inge draws deep inspiration from the beauty of her surroundings and the richness of nature. Her work reflects a lifelong passion for colour and a love of home and garden.
About Inge: An adventurous world traveller, Inge draws deep inspiration from the beauty of her surroundings and the richness of nature. Her work reflects a lifelong passion for colour and a love of home and garden. This is especially evident in her extensive collection of traditional still life paintings, featuring fruit, botanicals, and treasured objects gathered during her travels. Born in Sydney, Australia, Inge has lived across Australia, Thailand, and the United States. Remarkably, she only began painting in 2010 at the age of 61 and now dedicates herself to painting full-time. Through her art, she hopes to evoke fond memories, inspire a sense of peace and tranquillity, and remind viewers of the ever-present beauty and colour in everyday life.
Jennifer Moran
Lily of the Vally, Acrylic paint on canvas, 50cm x 40cm x 3.5cm, $350
This acrylic painting is inspired by the beauty and tranquility of our Lord Jesus Christ through an impressionist approach. Set in a peaceful valley, the landscape is bought to life with expressive brushstrokes, vibrant colour and an emphasis on light and atmosphere, rather than fine detail.
About Jennifer: Jennifer Moran is a Born-again Christian John 3v16 KJV, a First Nations Artist, Mother and Grandmother with a passion to share the Gospel of Jesus through her works of art. She is inspired by abstract and impressionist styles and is continually learning and developing her artistic practice. Working primarily with acrylic paint, Jennifer enjoys using bright colours to create expressive artworks.
Linda Chambers
Red Waratah, Acrylics, 67cm x 47 cm, framed 72cm x 52cm, $988
White Waratah, Acrylics, 67cm x 47 cm framed 72 cm x 52 cm
I love Australian flora and landscapes - Red Waratah was painted after a retreat near Bermagui and White Waratah from my sisters first blooms in her garden at Malua Bay - both South Coast beauties - i hope you love them as much as I do.
About Linda: I have been painting for three years - my love is Australian landscape and flora. I have been accepted into exhibitions in Canberra at the M16 Art Gallery and The Bowral Gallery in both acrylic and water colour media. My first major commission was a central Australian landscape and I have been commissioned for flora pieces. I recently enjoyed a change in outlook painting in a new environment - Tuscany Italy at an art school which has expanded my appreciation using oils. I hope you love my Waratahs as much as I do.
Sophie Ryan
Cosmos II, Acrylic on canvas framed in American Ash, 30 x 30cm, $440
Cosmos II, Acrylic on canvas framed in American Ash, 30 x 30cm, $440
Sophie Ryan has always felt a strong connection to the landscape that inspires the majority of her paintings. Horizons is about the in-between — transformation and opportunity. The kind of opportunity that a bright, bold sky holds as the sun sets and the sky meets country. She is inspired by the smell in the air as autumn begins to whisper, the intricacies of light as it shifts through clouds, the roads that lead her home, and the wind through the trees causing the leaves to dance. For her, everything holds the potential for inspiration when approached with openness. In Horizons, Sophie explores big, fluffy skies, changing light, and familiar landscapes reimagined through unlikely colour and expressive mark-making. Her paintings appear not as exact places, but as they’re felt and remembered.
About Sophie: Sophie’s work is driven by a deep connection to place, energy, and the movement of the world around her, growing up on a property along the Macquarie River in Bathurst, NSW. After moving to Canberra in 2018, she studied at the Australian National University School of Art & Design, graduating in 2022. She now lives and paints in Orange.
Anonymous
Large floral in gilt frame, Oil on canvas, 67cm × 90cm, $650