Hi there, I’m Malini, scientist-turned-artist/writer/teacher. I’m delighted you stopped by. If you’re here because you’ve heard of my unique art workshops, you can skip ahead to find out all about them over here.

Probably a bit like yours, my life has been a complex adventure! For me, the professional part began in medical research, wended its way through the performing arts, and settled into visual art. And now I’m a painter!

My paintings are fluid and organic abstractions, often featuring the softness of lace and leaves against rugged textural marks. Mostly they are joyful celebrations of life, inspired by the mystery and wonder of it all.

From my home in one of the most isolated cities in the world – Perth, Western Australia – I am honoured that my work has encircled the globe and is now featured in public and private collections all over the world. Along the way, I’ve been fortunate enough to have won some art awards, showed my work in eleven solo exhibitions since 2005, and in countless group shows – from Perth, all the way to New York City.

I’m also a teacher. Here’s where people like you come in. I run several different workshops, but most people start here: Painting for Beginners, where wonderful, worried, would-be creatives find their hearts and hands filled with possibilities in just ONE intensive day! Painting for Beginners is an insanely busy workshop, full of laughs and love, and the art that emerges is just spectacular. This event that began in my backyard with five young folk who were keen to learn to paint has now helped transform the lives of so many people, including mine!

You can find out all the details on this workshop in Perth, Australia, over here. (Not in Australia? You can pop your name down on the waiting list HERE for when Painting for Beginners is available online!).

Talking about ecourses, my very special workshop, Finding Your Way Home, is now just one click away and is available as a fully downloadable, instant access ecourse over here!

AND... You can read my tiny book 5 Ways Your Creativity Might Just Save Your Life for free.

And here is one of my favourite posts.

There's more about my personal story over here, where you can enjoy a wander through my stories.

But before I go, I have to tell you about a special guy.

I shared more than half of my life with him: my super creative husband, Gregory. He passed away in May 2014, after a four year journey with cancer. Greg was an exceptional man, and his inspirational story was featured on ABC TV’s 7.30 Report, just weeks before he died. 

Greg and I spent a lot of time on stage, as he was a musical director, composer and singer. I take comfort from the fact that while I miss him terribly, his music lives on ... This is the last song we recorded together, shortly before he died, and it’s one of his most touching compositions, (ironically, about death), called Supplications of Love. The beautiful lyrics are adapted from the Baha’i Writings.

Thank you so much for your interest in me and my work. It would be my honour to make a difference in your life with my art, my teaching, or my writing. I can’t wait to meet you in person or online!