Aqueous Bloom Coral Glow Abstract Sealife Painting

Aqueous Bloom Coral Glow
Acrylic on canvas
76 × 76 cm

This original one-off painting continues my deep fascination with the glowing, delicate beauty found in coral reefs, rock-pool worlds and all the microscopic life hidden beneath the water’s surface.

In this piece, soft-focus layers and drifting circular forms create a sense of moving gently in and out of an underwater glow, almost like watching coral blooms release their light-filled spores into the sea. I build these works slowly, using many translucent glazes to create that subtle luminosity and the feeling of tiny organisms suspended in illuminated water.

My lifelong pull toward the ocean is woven through every part of this painting. The round forms echo bioluminescent algae, coral spawning, shell fragments and the fragile little sea creatures I grew up observing while snorkelling around Flinders. They also echo the patterns of light itself, microscopic light on cells on glass under the microscope, blurred reflections, and the soft “bokeh” light glow often captured in photography.

Collectors often tell me this series feels calming and expansive, like drifting underwater with jellyfish or settling into a quiet moment of meditation.

My hope is that this painting brings a sense of wonder, luminous beauty and a gentle connection to the natural world… something that continues to reveal itself each time you look.

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ALL PAINTINGS ARE VARNISHED with Professional Quality Artists Varnish, once they have been photographed. This gives a protective surface and an exquisite sheen that really makes the colours powerful & eye-catching.

PLEASE NOTE PAINTING IS being sold UNFRAMED

SHADOW BOX FRAMING in raw oak, white or black can be arranged at for an additional fee. Message me for a quote.

The painting is on canvas wrapped around traditional wooden stretcher bars with edges that are a smart 4cm deep out from your wall.

The edges are cleaned, staple free and painted an elegant black to compliment this artwork.

Ready to put on your wall with hanging wire on back.

Painting is signed and titled verso.

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This painting can be safely shipped off the stretcher bars in a tube for international collectors. Most picture framers are able to re-stretch the canvas for a reasonable fee.

Please also NOTE if you are in my area you can message me via and book a studio visit to view the artworks in real life before you purchase. And buy and take home on the spot.

My studio is in the Bayside area of Melbourne, Victoria.