After working as a graphic designer for over 15 years, Michelle Giacobello made the leap to fine art. She is based in Melbourne and has been painting for 6 years, with 5 solo and numerous group shows in that time.

Working in oils, Michelle finds the patterns of nature absorbing.

"I could watch for hours as shadows pass across the ground delighting in the beauty of the lacework revealed, and take endless photographs of lichen on a tree trunk, barnacles on a rock or paint peeling from a wall. To me - that natural visual texture is a feast for the eyes. Most people are too busy to notice the transience in detail, and it can be sumptuous, velvety and so deeply layered.

I try to capture that moment in the knowledge that it will never be the same again - the same light, the same leaves, the same footprints will eternally change, which is a miracle don't you think."

Michelle is inspired by artists Peter Doig, Arthur Boyd, Charles Blackman, Sidney Nolan, Edvard Munch, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and by the delicious antics of children.

Michelle is currently represented by Loey & Lane Gallery (Glenhuntly) and Gallery 775 in Red Huill - where she will have a solo show later this year.

For more information visit: www.michellegiacobello.com

For more on Michelle Giacobello see www.michellegiacobello.com