Kirsten Hocking

Kirsten Hocking is a West Australian painter creating layered still lifes and landscapes grounded in a deep reverence for the natural world. Through attentive observation and luminous oil paint, her work invites a quiet, intimate connection with the plants and animals that surround us. Kirsten Hocking is a West Australian artist who paints still lifes and landscapes in a layered, figurative style. Her work is shaped by a deep love and reverence for the natural world, with painting becoming a way to be fully present with the plants and animals around her. She draws inspiration from the interplay of light and shadow and from the keenly observed forms of her subjects, building her oil paintings through translucent layers to create vibrant textures and finely resolved detail. Alongside her full-time art practice, Hocking teaches adult painting classes. Her award-winning work reflects a sustained commitment to presence, inquiry, and learning from the environment she inhabits, inviting viewers into a quiet, attentive relationship with the living world.