Original Zelman Lew painting “Love Lifts Us Up,” an elegant surreal composition featuring rose blooms carried by flowing white fabric against a clear blue sky. Painted in oil on canvas, this piece showcases Lew’s refined realism and gentle movement.

Artist: Zelman Lew
Title: Love Lifts Us Up
Type: Original Painting – Oil on Canvas
Artwork Size: 122cm × 91cm
Frame: Unframed – stretched canvas
Support: Stretched canvas
Inclusions: Artwork only

Zelman Lew (b. 1947)

Zelman Lew is a contemporary Australian realist and surrealist artist whose work blends human personality with botanical form. Based in Melbourne, he is best known for his Scent of a Woman series, in which flowers and foliage merge playfully with the features of his portrait subjects. Working primarily in oil and sculpture, Lew uses layered colour, vibrant palettes and inventive negative space to explore themes of femininity and nature.

A full-time painter since 1972, Lew has exhibited widely across Queensland and Victoria. His work has been recognised through selection in major Australian art awards, including the Gold Coast Art Prize and the satirical Bald Archy Prize.