Collection

The Beneath Butterfly Wings collection explores the hidden lives of rare and elusive inhabitants of the Australian tropical rainforest. Painted in luminous Chinese pigments on cotton paper, these works portray the space between encounter and disappearance, like those fleeting moments when a butterfly’s wings flutter and reveal the world beneath – brief acts of seeing that foster appreciation, connection, and care for the natural world. The result is an exploration of environmental awareness grounded in wonder. These paintings suggest the creatures are seen through the eyes of a child, where the rainforest becomes a place of enchantment, mystery and quiet revelation, with each encounter carrying a sense of wonder and discovery.