Storm brewing

I love a bush landscape that evokes emotion and carries a story.
I’ve tried to express the inevitable but much needed storm coming in across the very dry paddocks housing the old work trucks that are no longer serving the farm.Rusty relics of the past that have now been parked, stripped of their “valuable “parts and left for the paddock to eventually consume the remains.
I did an acrylic underpaint for the rough in then spent quite a while layering in the oils over the top.
It’s a scene from north western NSW which is often in drought and longs for the odd downfall.

Follow

John Swadling – Australian Landscape Artist

John is an impressionistic mostly oil and sometimes acrylic landscape artist located at Runaway Bay, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
John is inspired by beach vistas and stunning hinterland mountains as well his former long time home of Sydney and its abundance of stunning harbour scenes which frequently feature in his art. He often visits and is inspired by the Blue Mountains and the Monaro Snowy Mountains districts of NSW where he has spent a great deal of time and maintains strong connections.
John is a finalist in the 2023 , 2024 and the 2025 Darcy Doyle Awards, the Raglan Art Prize in 2023 and most recently a finalist in the inaugural City of Brisbanes Queens Wharf Brisbane Art Prize 2025 with his Urban Landscape “Isaac St. Spring Hill -A Brisbane Echo”.