Beachcomber | $3500 | 90.5 x 122cm | Acrylic and oil on polycotton canvas, framed in a white float.

Winding our way back into town, it’s only the second time we’ve driven down this road but the car beams with happiness. It’s the names of the cute coastal motels that we’re passing that are fuelling our conversation.

Every small coastal town seems to have the same handful of cute motel names, beckoning you in from their 90s sign out front.

‘Beachcomber’ represents just one of the quintessential names among so many. The idea of naming motels is, or maybe isn’t, an art form of its own. This painting is my way of bringing that experience to the surface for the viewer to enjoy in their own way.