Flora 2021 | Oils
‘Flora’ is a unique body of work for me. The shift from landscape painting was prompted by the period of COVID-19 lockdown early in 2020, when I began to focus on my immediate environment. I turned my attention to painting the flowers, eucalyptus leaves, gum nuts and seed pods that I found in my backyard and on daily walks to the Brisbane River. Then, as restrictions eased, I ventured to collect Australian native plants from further afield and became a regular visitor at the local flower markets. It’s been an enjoyable and totally absorbing project. The opportunity arose to show the paintings at The Richard Randall Art Studio in Brisbane’s Mount Coot-Tha Botanic Gardens, which must be the perfect venue for the exhibition.
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- Billy Buttons with Gum Leaves 2020
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- Waratah with Gum Leaves 2020
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- Gum Leaves 2021
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- Red Banksia with Gum Nuts 2020
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- Flowering Gum 2021
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- Flame Tree 2021
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- Yellow Banksia 2020
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- Flowering Gum II 2021
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- Roses 2021
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- Roses II 2021
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- Roses III 2021
‘Flora’ is a unique body of work for me. The shift from landscape painting was prompted by the period of COVID-19 lockdown early in 2020, when I began to focus on my immediate environment. I turned my attention to painting the flowers, eucalyptus leaves, gum nuts and seed pods that I found in my backyard and on daily walks to the Brisbane River. Then, as restrictions eased, I ventured to collect Australian native plants from further afield and became a regular visitor at the local flower markets. It’s been an enjoyable and totally absorbing project. The opportunity arose to show the paintings at The Richard Randall Art Studio in Brisbane’s Mount Coot-Tha Botanic Gardens, which must be the perfect venue for the exhibition.