Above, below & up real close

Inspired by Tasmania’s remarkable island environment and special wildlife. My watercolour art captures and celebrates the intricate details in the world around us, inviting us to slow down, reconnect and take a closer look. Sometimes natures most breathtaking details are often the ones we almost miss.

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Creative illustration of a spherical school of fish tightly clustered together, forming a three-dimensional shape against a light background.

Bait Ball of Jack Mackerel, Helen Barnard

Little Wren Shop

Shop a range of cards, print’s and original works

Minimalist room with framed art prints on a sideboard; one featuring a red lobster, the other a yellow tailed black cockatoo on Banksia. A small brown vase with a plant is on the right.

Artwork Prints

Framed botanical art print of Giant Kelp wrapped and ready for the customer, featuring a detailed illustration of giant kelp with green and yellow tones on a white background. The frame has protective cardboard corners.

Limited Edition Signed & Numbered, & Original Work

Card displaying illustration of weedy seadragons with text about them next to a map of Tasmania.

Cards & Gifts

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Illustration & Collaborations

Botanical illustration of a pink protea flower and moon on a wedding invitation; surrounded by handwritten text that reads "And they Danced All Night Under a Silvery Moon," decorated with drawings of dragonflies and branches with dried flowers.

I mainly paint birds and things from the sea. But here’s some of the other things I like to create.

Illustrations

Person wearing beige t-shirt with platypus and words "the platypus love donut" graphic

Clothing

Illustration of a cutaway view of a Blundstone boot showing components like 'premium water-resistant leather,' 'double stitched strength,' 'patented SPS max comfort system,' and 'durable TPU outsole,' with descriptive text about each feature.

Corporate & Collabs

Open children's book displaying a page with illustrated text "When you're outside you are never alone, there is probably a worm not far from your home!" on the left. The right page features an illustration of two children walking on a path towards a red brick house, surrounded by trees, flowers, and a chicken under a sunny blue sky.

Books & Contributions

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Underwater collection

It’s a small island with a big sea, and I’ve spent a bit of time capturing some of the fascinating life that we have in our oceans.

Moari Octopus

Weedy Sea Dragon

Giant Crab

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Tasmanian Bird Art collection

Look up! Birds bring joy into our worlds every day, here’s a closer look at some of our feathered friends.

Illustration of two colorful common bronzewings perched on a gum tree branch with green leaves.

Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo in Banksia

Illustration of a male and female superb fairy wren birds, a blue and black male bird and a brownish female bird, perched on a leafy branch with purple berries.

Superb Fairy Wren Pair in Purple Berry

Illustration of a yellow-tailed black cockatoo perched on a banksia branch with yellow flowers and green leaves.

Common Bronzewing Pair in Tasmanian Gum

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I moved to Tasmania in 2011, prior to that I hadn’t really painted or drawn since I was a little person. Since picking up a paintbrush again, I have had the opportunity to share work in a series of exhibitions in Hobart. My first exhibition was Bird Nerd: Exploring Tasmania’s Avifauna, it was held at INKA Gallery in 2013. Subsequent exhibitions include the sell-out Once Upon a Branch (Wild Island Tasmania) and Small Island Big Sea (Wild Island Tasmania).