Water-worn presents a luminous interplay between material and image, as Miranda Forrester layers oil and gloss onto a polycarbonate support framed in limewood. The transparent ground becomes an active participant in the work rather than a passive surface, allowing light to pass through and around the painted marks in ways that shift subtly depending on the viewing angle and ambient conditions. Forrester's choice of polycarbonate introduces a structural tension between the organic warmth of the limewood frame and the industrial clarity of the panel, a pairing that feels both considered and quietly surprising. Forrester has built a practice around the material history of landscapes shaped by water, time, and erosion, and this work distills those concerns into a format that rewards close attention. The title points toward geological process, toward surfaces smoothed and altered through prolonged contact with moving water, and the painting carries that sense of patient transformation in its layered translucency. The gloss medium adds depth without heaviness, producing an almost liquid quality that keeps the surface feeling alive and in motion. At 61 by 40 centimetres, the work operates on an intimate scale suited to careful, private looking, making it an especially compelling acquisition for collectors drawn to painting that rewards sustained engagement. Currently presented through Tiwani Contemporary, Water-worn arrives signed by the artist and offered unframed, giving the collector full latitude in determining how the limewood frame will sit within a given interior context. It represents a confident and distinctive moment in Forrester's ongoing material inquiry.