'the jewel of the forest'

'the jewel of the forest' / 152cm x 122cm / semi-abstract / acrylic on stretched canvas / available

a couple of illawarra flame trees caught my eye as i was traversing a tiny pocket of rainforest...i was surprised by such a dazzling display of colour among the muted greens...it seemed incongruous in this setting of dank decay and rapid recycling of nature that occurs in the rainforest...i wanted to capture the iridescence and permanence of what looked like a lost jewel...two dead trees hang suspended by branches on the left amongst a sea of blue gums, white cedar, white mahogany with rosella shrub completing the picture...it has been an interesting change in my colour range since moving to the gloucester area...i find it can be darker with less clarity...i look for changes that occur with the humidity and i notice how the bark on the trees are transformed after rain...there is a lot more clarity then...i have also found that i am looking into the landscape instead of at it and looking to represent changes that the sunlight makes on large and small scales

'billabong'

'billabong'/ 36" x 24" / traditional / acrylic on stretched canvas / available
on the western slopes of the great dividing range red gums surround this billabong - a branch off a river flowing away from the main stream that generally only holds water in the rainy season...the grass is bleached on a hazy summer day...cattle and sheep are cooling off around the billabong and will soon settle down chewing their cuds until the heat dissipates...it's a typical  summer day in the australian bush

'evening claret'

'evening claret' / 20" x 30" / semi-abstract / acrylic on canvas panel / available
in late autumn a light comes across the country in the evenings turning the whole landscape the colour of red wine...the setting sun picks out tree trunks while leaves turn a burnished pink...this is on the moona plains with peppermint and stringy bark trees in the gully...a few manna gums are on the left hand side...the five green trees at the front are nicolai trees- a rough barked gum...thunderheads in the background are promising rain...

'as thunderheads gather'

'as thunderheads gather' / 24" x 36" / traditional / acrylic on stretched canvas / available
in late autumn a light comes across the country in the evenings turning the whole landscape the colour of red wine...the setting sun picks out tree trunks while leaves turn a burnished pink...this is on the moona plains near walcha new south wales...peppermint and stringy bark trees are in the gully...a few manna gums are on the left hand side...the five green trees at the front are nicolai trees- a rough barked gum...thunderheads in the background are promising rain...