Working primarily with oil and acrylics, his style is heavily influenced by natural weather phenomenoms and futurism. His work has been described as somewhere in between abstract and realism, ethereal, minimal and modern.

"I work hard to develop paintings that speak about the beauty and power that exists within weather patterns. I constantly find myself staring into oncoming storms. I do not merely want to capture the image with my painting; rather, with strong bold strokes, I want to give it an energy that blurs science fiction and real-time. Powerful, but with a softness and respectful grace of an energetic weather system.

Whelan’s work hangs in many private collections worldwide and exhibits internationally in New York, London, Atlanta, Miami, Hong Kong and his within his home country of Australia. His commercial career has also seen him collaborate with some of the worlds largest brands including Adidas, Samsung, Universal Records and Bergdorf Goodman among many others. He also featured as the first artist in residence with Australia's biggest music festival, Splendour in the Grass.

Whelan’s painting practice connects into a profoundly elemental part of the human the psyche. Since man first looked to the skies to imagine what existed beyond our earth-bound reality, ethereal white cloud structures have provided a bridge to the heavens. From the religious to the mystical, we have imagined, and scientifically investigated the enigmatic white and grey forms that flow overhead. Forms are constantly morphing into shapes—real and imagined in the human mind. From prehistory to science fiction, the enigmatic clouds have captured our imagination individually and collectively. Whelan is an artist that taps into the fundamental part of our imagination where ideas and thoughts are often repressed in our day-to-day existence. There is a release and freedom to his work, in effect allowing us to escape and imagine beyond the rational. An abstract quality is evident in his practice, although a sharpened realism will often exist within the composition. A skill honed from the street scene where immediacy and skill are highly regarded, Whelan’s studio practice moves his visual conversation to a more profound level—one that has been acknowledged and revered world-wide. The artist regularly exhibits in London and the across USA and his work has been included in many significant collections across the globe. Words by Ralph Hobbs