ABOUT THE ARTIST

A glimpse behind the paintbrush...

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Kayci Kayla is an Australian artist living on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, where she shares her days with her husband, two lively boys, and a joyful collection of furry companions. Life in her home studio is rarely quiet — usually filled with paint, laughter, animals wandering through, and the beautiful chaos of family life.

Kayci paints joy in all its forms.

Her work lives somewhere between tenderness and whimsy, exploring the quiet beauty of everyday life through blooming florals, curious creatures, and soulful storytelling. Inspired by nature, emotion, and the small moments that make life meaningful, her paintings celebrate growth, resilience, and the gentle magic of becoming.

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Working with layered mixed media and expressive oils, Kayci creates pieces that feel alive with colour, texture, and personality. Some works invite quiet reflection, while others offer playful charm — but all are created with the same intention: to bring warmth, delight, and a sense of lightness into the spaces where people live.

After stepping away from her practice for several years to care for her young family through complex medical challenges, Kayci returned to painting in 2023 with renewed gratitude and purpose. Reconnecting with her creative voice reminded her of something she had always believed: that joy, beauty, and hope can often be found in the smallest moments.

Through her art, Kayci hopes to create a gentle little world where tenderness and whimsy coexist — a place where flowers bloom endlessly, animals have personality, and every piece offers a small reminder that life is beautiful and we are already enough.

 

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Artist Statement:

I believe beauty is always present — in ordinary days, in imperfect moments, and in the small details we so easily overlook.

My work is rooted in the belief that joy, tenderness, and hope can be found everywhere when we slow down long enough to notice. Through blooming florals, curious creatures, and soulful imagery, I paint small reminders of the quiet magic woven through everyday life.

In a world that often asks us to be more, do more, and strive for impossible perfection, my paintings are created as gentle offerings of warmth, acceptance, and encouragement. Each piece is an invitation to pause, breathe, and reconnect with the simple truth that we are already enough.

My process embraces both intuition and intention. I build my work through expressive layers of mixed media and oil paint, allowing texture, colour, and movement to guide the story that unfolds. Symbolism sits quietly within each piece, with every painting created around a single guiding intention — a love letter, a reminder, or a moment of recognition for the viewer who finds themselves within it.

At its heart, my work is about joy — the quiet kind that lives in blooming flowers, the playful kind found in curious creatures, and the deeper kind that grows when we learn to accept ourselves fully.

If my work helps someone pause, smile, or feel a little lighter when they pass it on their wall, then it has done exactly what it was meant to do.