Simon LJ Baxter

There’s a quiet kind of magic that lives in remote places—where the land stretches wide, the sky opens up, and silence becomes a companion. Secret Valley was born from that feeling. Painted in acrylic on canvas, this piece reflects my fascination with the tension between solitude and exploration, and the way nature holds space for…

There’s a moment in every journey when the landscape speaks louder than words. For me, that moment came while driving through Lawgi Dawes—a quiet pocket of Queensland where time seems to linger. Amid the rolling hills and open fields stood a small, weathered house. Its faded walls and rusted roof told stories of resilience, solitude,…

There’s a kind of silence in nature that speaks louder than words — a hush that settles over the forest just before dawn, or the rhythmic murmur of water cascading over stone. Whispering Falls was born from that silence. This acrylic landscape painting is one of my most meditative works. It began not with a…

During my travels through the Australian countryside, I met a bull who left a lasting impression on me. His name wasn’t written on a tag or etched into a paddock gate — but in my mind, he became Keith. He was old, weathered, and slow-moving, yet he stood tall with a quiet command over his…