Creating connections to the natural world.
Tammi de Rooy is an Australian muralist and oil painter known for her meditative, detailed representations of the natural environment. Working primarily in a rich, earthy colour palette, her art captures the quiet, spiritual beauty of nature—particularly landscapes and wildflowers at dawn. Her work reflects a deep emotional connection to the land, often focusing on the symbolic and contemplative aspects of sunrise as it plays across trees, flowers, and open countryside.
Born and raised in the remote Wheatbelt town of Mukinbudin and now based in Perth, Tammi draws on her rural upbringing and deep love of the Australian landscape to inform her practice. She creates both large-scale public murals and studio-based oil paintings, working from her own photographs as well as from memory and personal experience of time spent immersed in nature.
Tammi has been drawing an painting from a young age and always persued creative vocations.
Tammi’s interest in art began at a young age, sketching scenes around her family’s farm. She later studied in the art specialist program at Perth College and earned a degree in graphic design from Curtin University. Her creative journey has also included time spent living in Europe and working as a pastry chef and café owner. After a fire destroyed her business in 2017, she returned to the visual arts full-time—a path that reconnected her with her original passion and purpose.
Connection To Country
Over recent years, Tammi has been commissioned to create murals throughout the Wheatbelt and other regional areas of Western Australia. These travels allow her to connect directly with the land and its communities, gathering visual reference and inspiration that she brings back to the studio. Through her paintings, she aims to offer viewers a moment of calm reflection and a renewed appreciation for the natural world.