What started as a response to an assignment prompt has turned into an ongoing body of work and sideline business venture. 

Esbenshade continues to produce ‘building paintings’ here and there, including as comissioned works. The works always approach the building ‘front on’ or from a flattening angle, delving into the textures and small chromatic moments rather than being concerned with presenting a sense of form and space.

Part of the ongoing production of this series includes commissioned paintings for Redhead LLC, who turns them into fine art giclee prints for sale. Currently their focus is on universities in the state of Virginia.

The Fishbowl - Art Residency

September 2015 - January 2016
Wyndham Art Spaces,
Featherbrook, VIC

At the end of 2015 Esbenshade was invited to take up residence at the Featherbrook Community Centre art space to engage with community and to have the opportunity to develop a new series of works.

Fresh from her trip to the Great Barrier Reef and feeding off her involvemnet with the local marine environment groups Esbenshade filled the space with photogrpahs, specimens, sketches and new works culminating in an exhibition.

Selected work: pre-2016

A small selection of work from pre-2016