Original work

Desert Between Two Worlds

Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Year: 2025
Availability: available

Desert Between Two Worlds brings together the landscape of Saudi Arabia with a visual language inspired by Australian dot painting. Set within a Saudi desert environment, the work features sweeping green forms, golden botanical patterns and a richly textured ground built from layers of carefully placed dots. The composition reflects a meeting of two landscapes and two visual influences: the warmth, openness and earthy tones of the Saudi desert are interpreted through rhythmic pattern, repetition and dot-based mark making associated with Australian art traditions. Rather than depicting one place in a conventional way, the painting creates a cultural dialogue between Saudi Arabia and Australia, using colour, movement and pattern to explore a sense of connection between the two environments.