Wendy Joyce

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Wendy Joyce is a rurally based artist whose deep connection to water—shaped by a long career in competitive swim coaching—lies at the heart of her artistic practice. Her work captures the delicate interplay of light, movement, and the human form within aquatic and coastal landscapes. Often featuring women and children in serene beach settings, Wendy’s paintings evoke a sense of calm and nostalgia, celebrating the beauty and transience of light on water.

Inspired by real-life observation and a love for the coastal environment, she seeks to reflect the ever-changing nature of light and its ability to transform the everyday into the ethereal.

Wendy was named the 2023 Emerging Artist by the Avon Valley Arts Society and is a two-time national finalist with Art Lovers Australia (Melbourne, 2024 and 2025). She was also featured in Bluethumb’s ‘Portrait Artists to Watch 2024’ and regularly exhibits locally and online via Bluethumb, Art Lovers Australia, and Charleston’s Fine Art.

Previously Sold Works

Water babies
Orange Bikini
Bikini and bubbles
Reflections in rec
Sidestroke
Wave Contemplation
Tangerine Tides
Touring
Still Water
Wading In
Ocean Friends
Summer Light
Orange on Green
Saltwater Surrender
Sunlit Drifts
Freedom
In The Clear
Fishing Harbour
Bathing Beauty
Treading Water
Tranquility
Orange Crush
Wave Jumpers
Sunbathing in the Shadows
Sunlit mermaid
Sea Therapy
Serenity
Off the Rocks
Waiting for Waves
Streamline
The Push Off
Red On Blue
Ruby Drifter
Red Bather Pose
Ocean Gossip
Ocean Confidences
Mermaid in Orange
Luminous
Conversations
Water Baby
Through the green
Submerged
Ocean Sparkles
Marigolds on the beach
In the shallows
Floating
Fire and Water
Feeding the seagulls
Checking For Tadpoles
A little ray of sunshine