Susannah Bond is a Melbourne-based artist who is best known for her textural still life paintings. With a practice inspired by 20th Century French painters Nicolas de Stael and Bernard Cathelin, Bond uses oil paint and cold wax to create vibrantly coloured and harmoniously layered scenes. Bond often evokes a sense of nostalgia through her composed moments of still observation.

In her 2025 oil painting ‘In the Stillness’, Bond creates a minimalist and semi-abstracted still life composition. The objects in this scene appear hazy and loosely defined, as though emerging from a distant memory. Working with a limited and yet contrasting colour palette, Bond explores the evocative power of simple forms - a small yellow circle suggesting a lemon, a few restrained brushstrokes resolving into the shape of a jug.

Since returning to her painting practice in 2010, Bond has been selected for Artist of the Year three years in a row at the Victorian Artists Society, and her works have been featured in the Art Edit Magazine, Home Beautiful and Grand Design magazines. For lovers of contemporary Australian art, Bond’s paintings are a joy to discover.

Susannah BOND
'In The Stillness' 2025
oil on canvas
Image Size: 31 x 31 cm
Dimensions: 33 x 33 x 6 cm
Signed: Signed lower right; inscribed with title, date and signature on verso.
Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Excellent:

(c) The Artist or Assignee