Lena Baumgartner is an Adelaide based self-taught artist, navigating creativity after leaving her aviation career behind, motherhood in tow and discovering joy again in the act of painting. When you look at Baumgartner's paintings, you feel everything first. Bold colours, soft gestures and the pulse of emotion. Her paintings charge forward with colour and intuition, immersed in abstract expressionism that refuses to be tidy. Baumgartner's practise is mood-led. On restless days, greens and blues fill the surface and on frenetic days, vibrant pinks collide with muted neutrals, creating tension and life.