Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

The Aussie cocky rises from the ashes of the Black Summer bushfires.

Perched with the wisdom on her face of knowing that no matter the magnitude of the devastation we can overcome.

We rise from the scorched ground, find new strength, we re-grow, re-build, re-unite and develop a new trust of the journey we are all on. 

I’ve always loved the greek mythological creature the phoenix... the eternal bird that regenerates itself, rising from the ashes and being re-born...the symbolism has always been an anchor for me.

The Black Summer bushfires ravaged so much of our country, when it reached where I lived I felt new fear, new loneliness and lots of uncertainty.

The symbolism of the phoenix felt stronger than ever, coupled with how it paralleled my personal life at the time I painted this artwork.

The phoenix rose from the ashes.