Under the Fig Tree Ed. 1 of 20

Just below Drawing Room Rocks, a squall hit, drenching the forest and delighting the birds. We found shelter under a spreading Port Jackson Fig, anchored to the steep rock face by its taut roots. In between them, the cliff was covered by the leathery leaves of Felt Ferns, shiny with droplets filtering down through the canopy.

The glistening fronds inspired me to paint the watercolour, 'Under the Fig Tree". It is available here as a limited edition archival print.

I hope it brings the peace, calm and joy to your home that I felt, spending time with this little fragment of the forest.

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Jan is a multidisciplinary, environmentally focussed Sydney artist, whose wide-ranging practice includes drawing, painting, print- and photomedia, and animation.

She exhibits with the eco-arts collective, the Tree Veneration Society, a group devoted to honouring, protecting and promoting trees and the natural environment. As a keen bushwalker, much of her current work involves detailed studies of Australian plants, especially those found in sheltered nooks and crannies of the forest. Close observation and careful drawing are central to her practice. This allows time to discover the beauty and complexity of the subject, and find wonder in both the natural world and the everyday.