Chasing the Light

The enduring muse of Cameilia Grace Edwards is the Australian landscape at dusk—caught in that fleeting interval of golden hour. The resulting effects are distinctly cinematic: resplendent beams of light wash across the surface; wild tangles of roadside vegetation are sometimes obscured by painted ‘lens flares’; and backgrounds are positioned out of focus, resembling bokeh.

Often encountered on journeys home, these landscapes prompt Edwards to pause and record the moment before faithfully locating it on the canvas. What begins as a fast, impromptu act of looking becomes a sustained meditation. Soul-piercing in their beauty, the scenes offer the artist endless potential as a subject.

Elegance and harmony emerge through her attention to changing light and atmospheric conditions, and through an indefatigable interest in the chromatic range produced by weather, time, and the angle of the sun.

Edwards paints from a shared studio in her hometown of Inverell, NSW, where her easel sits beside the front window. Locals often pause to wave, watch, or step inside for a conversation—moments of connection that have become a treasured part of her practice. “This visibility has transformed what can be a solitary process into something communal.” At the heart of her work is a wish to hold space for calm: “a pause, a breath, and a sense of still wonder.”