Companions

Despite a tumultuous journey with her physical and mental health, Brisbane-based artist Liz Pepper continues to pave her way forward - paintbrush in hand - sharing her work through her platform Colour of October.
 
For well over a decade, art has played a pivotal role in Liz's healing. Just as Liz has been transformed by events in her life, so too has her art. Once transfixed by replicating unadulterated reality, Liz's work now focuses on recreating a feeling and telling a story.
 
Often distinguished by bold colour and intentional mark-making, Liz’s paintings explore the energy in moments where overwhelming feelings of hope, joy, love, or pride converge. Liz believes celebrating such junctures ignites a necessary spark inside us all.

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In 2020, I brought home a teeny tiny bundle of hope wrapped in the cutest package. At the time I was really struggling, but this little guy was depending on me. One morning I sat myself out on a picnic rug in the backyard, watching my little puppy tumble in the sun-soaked grass with his older brother. As this sweet creature waddled up and plonked himself on my lap, I remember feeling grateful for this reason to keep fighting.