About Orenda

Orenda Joy Green is an artist based in Adelaide, South Australia. She works from her home in an elevated area of Adelaide, surrounded by an array of birdlife, including cockatoos and kookaburras, mature gum trees, and beauty that only nature can provide. 

With a lifetime of creativity under her belt and a background in graphic design, Orenda began her professional art career producing hand-drawn digital art using Procreate software. Over time, Orenda's desire to become more hands-on in the creative process increased, and she began experimenting and producing pieces in oil and synthetic polymers.

It wasn't until after discovering the long-term and far-reaching negative impact acrylic paint and other synthetic art supplies have on the environment that Orenda made the change to being more conscious of the materials she uses to create art. Orenda now works with earth-friendly watercolour paints, oil paints, inks containing water-based solvents, archival cotton rag paper, organic linen, and frames sourced from sustainable wood.

Orenda's style is an eclectic mix, ranging from finely detailed pieces to abstract artwork depending on subject and mood. Orenda says making art is equal to meditation, and she is often surprised by the end result, stating, "It all starts with an idea, then I receive a stream of information and images in my mind. When I actually get to the point of putting paint down, my mind enters "the zone," which can last for several hours."

Orenda's future hopes are to continue producing art that has meaning not only for herself but for others, to continue highlighting the importance of the natural world and our connection to it, and to help uplift the lives and spaces of those who appreciate her work.