Goondiwindi Aerial 2 (original framed) | Catherine Baudet

About Catherine - As an architect, creativity has always been at the heart of my work. Architecture is a deeply rewarding profession, but it’s also all-consuming. For years, I felt a growing urge to create something personal—something artistic, outside the confines of building codes and client briefs.

Then, in February 2020, everything changed. As the world slowed down during the Covid lockdowns, I suddenly found myself with time—an unfamiliar and slightly uncomfortable luxury after years of nonstop work. To fill the stillness, I turned to painting. I found comfort in creating intricate, detailed artwork, not unlike the precision drawings I once did as an architect.

The McIntyre River anchors the composition. For me, it is more than a geographic feature-it is a thread that holds the place together. The ski park being a major community asset looms large in the composition, balanced by the round forms of the racecourse and the entry round about. The river carries stories of movement, connection, and belonging, inviting viewers to see the town not only as a map of streets and buildings, but as a landscape shaped by both place and memory.