Hail Storm Gum Trees

I tried to capture the latter with the gum trees; the painting depicts a scene following a particularly intense hail storm: so fierce in fact that it stripped the bark from the trees leaving bare trunks in a ghostly, post storm light. But in this light, amoungst the carnage, a kookaburra perched itself on a stripped bare branch surveying all around him.

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Self taught artist. Applying herself be her best and achieve beautiful pieces of art. Using different mediums to suit her subjects.
Oil being her favourite medium. I Love oil paint the slow drying time allows to blend and perfect edges. Good colour pigment. Oil after all is the masters medium of choice
Bernadette has found herself again being able to spend her leisure time creating her art works.
I feel very fortunate to live in beautiful surroundings making my art work a pleasure to create. Majority of my landscapes are created and painted on the doorstep.
I love nature and flora and fauna. Australia has some of the best. I am a member of various art groups, where we all share our knowledge and also learn from other artists. I help manage a local gallery, and part of all the frequent installations. I permanently have work on display. I enter my work in local shows and have been chosen as highly commended numerous times and won prizes in oil category.