Mixed Media on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the back.

'Sister, Sister', by Aimee Rytenskild, depicts four woman standing together. Some hold their arms out in an embrace, others gaze out at the viewer. A few of the Sisters hold kookaburra's in their arms, a bird which has come to be synonymous with the Australian Bush. Each Sister wears a dress that is adorned with native Australian foliage, such as banksia flowers/leaves, gum leaves and kangaroo paws. The sisters have hair that entwines and tangles, reminiscent of tree roots, alluding to the connection between 'femininity' and 'mother nature'.

As a predominantly abstract painter, I have recently been inspired to create more figurative and representational works, as a way to more directly communicate subject matter. This painting is part of a series of a larger series of work that aims to explore the intrinsic relationship between societies associations of femininity and the environment, epitomised by the concept of 'mother nature'.