From Cooktown to 1770: My Australian Travel Art Souvenir Collection

I travel with a camera and come home with a paintbrush.

That's the short version of how my souvenir collection works. The longer version involves a lot of road trips, a lot of photos, and a lot of happy hours at my painting table turning those memories into something people can hold, send, and keep.

A Map Made in Watercolor

My postcard collection now stretches from Cooktown in the far north, across to Karumba on the Gulf, and down the coast to the Town of 1770 — one of Queensland's most beautiful and underrated spots. I've also painted a couple of Adelaide scenes, and I'm slowly working my way around the rest of Australia.

Each location starts the same way: I visit, I explore, I take lots of photos. Then I return to my base and paint. It's a deliberate, unhurried process — the opposite of a quick souvenir snapshot. I'm looking for the image that captures not just what a place looks like, but what it feels like to be there.

More Than Just Postcards

The paintings start as postcards, but they don't always stay that way. I love making souvenirs — things that are useful, beautiful, and genuinely connected to a place. So I've designed stickers and magnets from the same paintings, giving people more ways to take a little piece of Australia home with them.

You'll find my work in retailers as well as online — picked up by tourists, gifted between friends, collected by people who simply love Australian art. All kinds of people connect with hand-painted work in a way that printed souvenirs just don't manage.

Commission a House Portrait

Alongside the travel collection, I also paint house portraits on commission — and these have been wonderfully well received. There's something very special about having your own home painted in watercolor. It makes a meaningful gift for a housewarming, a milestone birthday, or simply as a way to celebrate a place that matters to you.

If you're interested in a commission, get in touch — I'd love to hear about your home and what makes it special.

Growing, One Place at a Time

This is a business built trip by trip, painting by painting. I'm not trying to cover everywhere at once — I'm trying to do each place justice. Every postcard, sticker, magnet, and original artwork in my shop comes from a real journey, painted by hand, with care.

If your favourite Australian place isn't in the collection yet — it might be next. Watch this space.

Browse the full collection of hand-painted Australian travel souvenirs — postcards, stickers, magnets, and original artworks — in the shop.

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