Ruby Donovan

My name is Ruby Donovan and I was born and raised in South Australia to migrant parents. I am a nurse and have a passion for palliative care. This passion is not limited to my career and extends through to celebrating the sea side and bush of Australia through art.

I find comfort and solace spending time in our varied Australian landscapes. This is where I draw my inspiration to create my artworks. I use natural materials such as leaves, bark, small stones, shells and whatever else takes my eye. I have an innate propensity for circular shapes; as they evoke feelings of gentleness and calmness that I use in my designs.

I find it therapeutic searching for the materials that I’ve been using in my artworks since 2018. My focus up until now has solely been in making the artwork. I have created many pieces of varying sizes and designs all of which have all have been professionally framed.

I have a strong environmental conscience and feel strongly about keeping them as pristine as possible. I’m hoping to be able to highlight some of our environmental issues through my art.