Newport, Queensland
Bruce Peebles is an Australian visual artist whose paintings explore the interplay of light, movement, and atmosphere. Through his Sun Glitter series and abstract landscapes, he captures the shimmer of water and the quiet strength of the Outback, creating contemplative works that merge nature, rhythm, and emotion.
Artworks: 23
Bruce Peebles is an Australian visual artist whose practice explores the dynamic interplay of light, movement, and atmosphere across land and sea. Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, his paintings capture the shimmer of sunlight on water, the rhythmic energy of the ocean, and the quiet strength of the Australian Outback. Through layered transparencies, vibrant mark-making, and a distinctive use of rhythm and motion, Bruce creates artworks that are both visually striking and deeply contemplative.
His acclaimed Sun Glitter series reflects a fascination with how light dances across the ocean’s surface, with overlapping circles and shifting transparencies suggesting both constant motion and inner stillness. In contrast, his Outback-inspired works evoke vast spaces, tonal subtleties, and enduring connections to land and time. Across all series, his art invites the viewer into a meditative state—where light becomes a language of emotion, reflection, and presence.
Bruce’s work has received wide recognition, including Winner of the Biannual Painting Prize (2013), Finalist in the John Villiers Outback Art Award (2020), Moreton Bay Art Prize (2025), Kimberley Art Prize (2024), and the Matthew Flinders Art Prize (2021). With a professional background spanning decades as an award-winning image-maker, Bruce has exhibited in group shows, judged art awards, and presented workshops in Australia and internationally.
Each painting is a one-of-a-kind original, ready to hang, created for collectors drawn to the powerful quiet of nature and the timeless energy of light in motion.
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