Anne Toovey
Anne Toovey, based in Ipswich, Queensland, centres her practice on abstract, process-led painting, with a focus on surface, depth and subtle movement. She works intuitively, building layered compositions that hold a quiet, contemplative presence. While non-representational, her work often carries an atmospheric quality that encourages slow looking. Her paintings are inspired by the power and beauty of nature and are influenced by the works of J.M.W. Turner and Cy Twombly.
Anne returned to painting in early 2025, after a long career in education and arts management. She holds a Master of Creative Arts (Visual Arts), and her practice brings together formal training, with sustained studio inquiry. Her work develops through a studio-led process guided by observation and considered decision-making, allowing each painting to evolve without a fixed plan.
Anne’s work explores the interaction of light, texture and colour, creating compositions that reward careful observation and invite personal reflection. Her paintings aim to evoke a sense of atmosphere and emotion, capturing fleeting impressions rather than specific places. In November 2025, one of her paintings was awarded Best of Show at the Ipswich Art Awards.
To find out more about Anne and her work, go to: https://annetooveyart.com
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Acrylic on canvas
62.8cm x 62.8cm
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Framed.
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Acrylic on canvas
76.2cm x 61cm
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Framed.
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Acrylic on canvas
76.2cm x 61cm
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Framed.
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Acrylic on canvas
120cm x 100cm x 1.8cm
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A large, atmospheric work informed by a hail storm moving through shifting light and weather.
Layered, restrained and resolved, it holds movement and stillness across a large surface.
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Acrylic on canvas
53cm x 42.5cm x 4.7cm
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Soft veils of cloud and rain give way to emerging light in this intimate study of changing weather. A meditation on impermanence, atmosphere and renewal.
Presented in a simple pine frame.
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Acrylic on canvas
76cm x 60.5cm x 4cm
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Nothing to Hold explores the shifting atmosphere of an approaching storm — the tension between calm and collapse. Built through layered washes, texture and soft veils of colour, the painting moves between cloudscape and abstraction, capturing a fleeting moment where light, weather and emotion intersect.
Ready to hang in a simple pine frame.
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Acrylic on canvas
78.5cm x 78.5cm x 4.5cm
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A memory of flying into Townsville, clouds gathering over the mountains, the ocean appearing through breaks in light. Somewhere between calm and longing; a reminder that we can revisit places, but never return to them exactly as they were.
Ready to hang in a simple pine frame.
Purchasing from Anne Toovey:
I currently offer free shipping within Australia.
International shipping will be determined directly with Anne during the purchasing process.
Artworks are usually dispatched within 5–7 business days once payment has been received.
Most works are framed in simple pine frames. Unframed works have painted edges in complementary tones, ready to hang without framing. For more information contact, annetooveyart@outlook.com
All artworks are original, one-of-a-kind, and all sales are final. Returns are not accepted for change of mind. If an artwork arrives damaged in transit, please notify me within 48 hours at, annetooveyart@outlook.com with photographic evidence so the matter can be resolved.
Please be aware that many works feature layered surfaces and visible texture and texture may appear differently in person than in photos.