Don’t you just love gum trees? They surround us and their shade is much sort after during our long hot summers! We have a stand of trees behind our house and they stand tall like sentinels bringing bird life into our garden. The sounds of local grass parrots and rosellas piece the morning silence. I have always loved the idea of being an artist able to paint these beautiful trees and doing justice to their majestic colours and form.
The art work of South Australian landscape artist Hans Heyson is breathless and an inspiration to me. In painting this recent painting of a stand of gum trees at the Marion hotel carpark is special to me. They did live in my local area for generations and worthy to be painted. Fortunately I was able to photograph them before most were removed for hotel extensions! I loved experimenting with the colours and I hope you can enjoy their wonder.
