Dayarne grew up in regional NSW in a home filled with quirky objects and colourful art her parents collected while travelling overseas. This early love of the odd and abstract, combined with a fearless approach to colour, shapes Dayarne’s art practice today.

Her large-scale abstracts and statement floral paintings are layered, textural and bring positive energy into a space. Dayarne’s process balances control and spontaneity, usually beginning with a loose plan or colour palette, and always leaving room for the unexpected.

She works in mixed media, leaning heavily into play and experimentation. In the studio, Dayarne avoids her natural tendency towards perfectionism, expressing herself in an unfiltered way on the canvas. Her paintings are vibrant and unapologetic.

The part of her painting practice that brings Dayarne the most joy is applying fluid acrylic and water media in such a way that it blends, bleeds and drips on the canvas, creating marks and shapes that couldn’t be achieved on purpose. These early layers are intuitive and messy, creating a basis to respond to, refine and resolve.

Dayarne took up painting in 2022, with her work enjoyed by collectors throughout Australia. She recently began exhibiting her work and held her first solo exhibition in 2025.

When not in her studio she is generally playing ‘taxi’ for her busy teenagers and also works part-time in her local library, surrounded by her other love, books.