HEART OF THE HOME
** This artwork has been entered into the Greenhouse Interiors Art Prize 2026 🍀
Finalists announced: Sunday, 24 May | Winners announced: Sunday, 31 May 2026
This piece will not be available for sale until 25 May 2026. Greenhouse Interiors has long been a dream to be represented by — excited to see where this takes me. Wish me luck 🍀**
‘Heart of the Home’ is conceived as a spatial anchor, responding to the materiality, palette, and architectural rhythm of the living room.
Blush and soft pink hues echo the warmth of the furnishings, while layered sage and muted aqua tones extend the room’s natural palette. Built through translucent layers, the composition integrates seamlessly while retaining depth and movement.
A concentrated field of blue in the upper left quadrant introduces contrast and asymmetry, offsetting the linear geometry of the fireplace and activating the wall plane with a subtle point of tension. Gold gilding acts as a reflective element, catching ambient and firelight to create a shifting luminosity that reinforces the fireplace as both a visual and emotional centre.
Scaled at 90cm x 120cm against a 140cm-wide fireplace, the piece is proportioned to sit centrally, allowing for balanced negative space that frames and elevates the composition.
With Mother’s Day approaching, the title carries personal significance. It reflects the role mothers play in shaping the feeling of a home — particularly within the living room. My first Mother’s Day without my dear Mum, the work holds her warmth and presence, quietly embedded within it’s layers as Mum’s really are the anchor and the ‘Heart of the Home.’
Materials & Specifications
Paints
Golden Fluid Acrylics and Derivan Matisse Heavy Body Acrylics, finished with gold gilding. Sealed with Matisse Polymer Gloss Varnish Medium 7 for a durable, high-gloss protective finish.
Canvas
Painted on 12oz poly-cotton canvas, triple-primed with a tight weave and fine tooth. Australian made and professionally coated for archival quality.
Stretcher
Constructed from kiln-dried New Zealand pine, finger-jointed, underpinned, and braced for strength and long-term stability.
Frame
Shadow box frame in Australian Ash, plantation-grown and kiln-dried. Underpinned and cross-pinned for structural integrity and longevity. Custom framed by Aaron Framed It.
