Home Is Where You Are – White Queen Protea, Eucalyptus Flower and Gumnuts in a Vase

Home Is Where You Are – White Queen Protea, Eucalyptus Flower and Gumnuts in a Vase

90 x 75 x 2.5 cm

16/03/2025

By HSIN LIN

Acrylic on Acid-free canvas. Painted with palette knives and brushes.

Sealed with clear spray varnish. Side panels painted.

Signed at the front and ready to hang.

Comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Affirmation: Home is where I find light when all goes dark, home is where you are.

To experience the seasons, it has become a routine of mine to paint the first bloom around my surroundings, during its flowering season. This artwork was inspired by a day trip to Torquay, Victoria. This gorgeous native bouquet in a tall glass vase in a beautiful indoor setting with a Woven bamboo fan caught my attention.

Protea flowers - native to Australia and South Africa, symbolise courage and Love. I am especially in love with the story behind the name: In Greek legend, proteas were named after Proteus, the son of Poseidon. A sea god who had the power to know all things past, present, and future.

The Woven bamboo fan stands for connections, the connection between families, friends, and all the people around us. Even if you are apart, everyone is still being linked together as a whole, stronger together. Every passenger in our life, every stranger, and people who stay and who are meant to cross our path for a reason plays an irreplaceable role in our story.

As for my all-time favourite - Eucalyptus stand for Healing and Protection. It’s what home is meant to be. A place where we can stay, relax, and breathe.

Flowers always bloom in their own time without competing with other flowers. May we all bloom in our time in the best season. Hope you enjoy this artwork of mine.

- WILD BOTANICAL ABSTRACT SERIES BY HSIN LIN-

Artwork inspired by nature in Torquay, Australia, Summer 2025. -HSIN LIN

Exhibition:

27 Mar – 13 Apr 2025 VAS Autumn Select Exhibition at The Victorian Artists Society.

June 28th - 6th July 2025 Camberwell Art Show.