About Michelle
I’ve spent my life making careful observations, drawn to the quiet moments that easily go unnoticed in a busy world.
Sometimes through a camera. Sometimes with a paintbrush.
Sometimes simply by pausing long enough to see what’s right in front of me.
Morning mist drifting across the paddock.
The gentle glow around my old dog at sunset.
Long winter shadows stretching across a field.
The stillness before rain.
Inspired by the changing seasons, animals and landscapes of our small farm in rural Western Australia, these moments have quietly shaped the way I see the world and the art I create.
Art has been part of my life since childhood.
Over the years my creative path wandered through graphite, coloured pencil, pastel, acrylic, oils, photography and now back to painting. Every medium taught me something different, but all were ways of capturing the feeling of an ordinary moment becoming quietly extraordinary.
For more than twenty years I worked professionally as both an artist and photographer, creating portraits of beloved animals, the people who loved them, and commercial photography for equestrian and rural brands.
It was work I genuinely loved, and I’m deeply grateful to everyone who invited me to be part of their story.
Over time though, I realized that my creative energy had gradually become centered around creating for other people. Somewhere along the way, I quietly stopped creating for myself, simply for the joy of following my own curiosity.
When health challenges eventually brought that chapter to a close, they also created something unexpected.
Space.
Space to paint without expectations.
Space to notice again.
Space to follow an idea simply because it sparked my curiosity.
As I began creating for myself again, I discovered something else had quietly returned.
I was seeing the world the way I had when I was younger—not because I’d learned a new way of looking, but because I’d finally given myself permission to see it through my own eyes again.
Quiet Light grew from that rediscovery. It became a way to share not only my artwork, but the quiet observations that inspired it.
It isn’t about escaping everyday life.
It’s about noticing the beauty that has been quietly waiting there all along.
I don’t know where my work will lead over the years ahead, but I hope my paintings continue to surprise me. What won’t change is the reason I create.
Quiet Light brings together everything I’ve loved throughout my life—drawing, painting, photography, writing, nature, animals, country life – and the quiet practice of seeing something beautiful in an ordinary day.
Thank you for being here.
If you’ve ever found yourself longing for a little more space to notice those moments too, I’d love to share the journey with you.