Australian Artist Award - Finalist
Abundance - The Original Oil Painting - one of a kind, signed by artist.
“Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was so.” — Genesis 1:11
This painting began not in a studio, but in an unexpected moment of grace. Walking to my car one ordinary day, I happened to glance up — and there it was. A blaze of orange nestled in the green canopy of a mandarin tree I had almost forgotten. For years, the tree had stood quietly at the back of the property, its silence a reflection of the long dry seasons we endure living on tank water. It had given us nothing, and perhaps I had given it little thought in return.
But the rains had come.
And while I hadn’t been watching, something quietly miraculous had been happening. The tree, unbidden and unattended, had laden itself with fruit — more than two of us could ever eat alone. We picked and shared, filling the hands of neighbours and friends, and still there was more. It was extravagant. It was excessive. It was, in the truest sense, abundant.
“And God saw that it was good.” — Genesis 1:12
I knew I needed to paint it. What I didn’t know was what to call it. That answer came one quiet morning in prayer — a single word that held everything: Abundance. It spoke of the drought being over. Of provision arriving without fanfare. Of nature’s extraordinary capacity to give, lavishly and without condition, when the season finally turns.
The painting captures that close, golden moment — the weight of the fruit on the branch, the dappled light filtering through leaves, the warm glow of mandarins ripening in their own time and on their own terms. It is a study in patience rewarded, and in the humbling realisation that abundance often arrives when we are simply not looking.
“Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.’” — Genesis 1:29
From a forgotten tree on a quiet property, to a canvas, to this collection — this is a painting about the faithfulness of God’s provision. The drought ends. The fruit comes. And it is always, always good.
Oil on Canvas 79cm x 79cm · Softly blended layers on textured canvas · Black Timber Framed · Signed by Artist
Giclee prints of Abundance are also available: View Print Options
Australian Artist Award - Finalist
Abundance - The Original Oil Painting - one of a kind, signed by artist.
“Then God said, ‘Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.’ And it was so.” — Genesis 1:11
This painting began not in a studio, but in an unexpected moment of grace. Walking to my car one ordinary day, I happened to glance up — and there it was. A blaze of orange nestled in the green canopy of a mandarin tree I had almost forgotten. For years, the tree had stood quietly at the back of the property, its silence a reflection of the long dry seasons we endure living on tank water. It had given us nothing, and perhaps I had given it little thought in return.
But the rains had come.
And while I hadn’t been watching, something quietly miraculous had been happening. The tree, unbidden and unattended, had laden itself with fruit — more than two of us could ever eat alone. We picked and shared, filling the hands of neighbours and friends, and still there was more. It was extravagant. It was excessive. It was, in the truest sense, abundant.
“And God saw that it was good.” — Genesis 1:12
I knew I needed to paint it. What I didn’t know was what to call it. That answer came one quiet morning in prayer — a single word that held everything: Abundance. It spoke of the drought being over. Of provision arriving without fanfare. Of nature’s extraordinary capacity to give, lavishly and without condition, when the season finally turns.
The painting captures that close, golden moment — the weight of the fruit on the branch, the dappled light filtering through leaves, the warm glow of mandarins ripening in their own time and on their own terms. It is a study in patience rewarded, and in the humbling realisation that abundance often arrives when we are simply not looking.
“Then God said, ‘I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.’” — Genesis 1:29
From a forgotten tree on a quiet property, to a canvas, to this collection — this is a painting about the faithfulness of God’s provision. The drought ends. The fruit comes. And it is always, always good.
Oil on Canvas 79cm x 79cm · Softly blended layers on textured canvas · Black Timber Framed · Signed by Artist
Giclee prints of Abundance are also available: View Print Options