'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