I began painting in 2008 after taking redundancy from my job with IBM and although largely self-taught I have taken classes and workshops with a number of Australian artists. I have exhibited in Group Exhibitions in Sydney and on the Sunshine Coast.

I teach mixed media painting at my home studio and participate in the annual Noosa Open Studio artist trail.

I am inspired by the natural sub-tropical bush setting I call home,

the colours, the shapes, textures, lines, shadows, and reflections. You will see some or all of these in my work regardless of whether the piece is abstract or more representational. My artworks are characterised by the many layers as I explore the idea of looking through, into, and between the objects within each piece.

I love colour and try to push the boundaries to create artwork that is striking from a distance but provides so much more when you get in close.

Bronwyn Barton -China Shelf