Watercolour on paper

Signed on the front.

Changing Seasons was painted from still life. The gum flowers were picked from my cousin’s property on a day when a group of my cousins has visited, with all our kids for a play date.

We walked around the property talking about our kids, our lives, our plans, and it really hit me how we had suddenly become the adults with the kids, instead of the kids brought over by our parents.

We came across a large gum tree in full flower and immediately I knew I needed to take some home to paint it. My cousin grabbed me a bit branch full, I took it home and got to work putting it on paper.

This particular gum only flowers as the season changes from warm to cool so it felt a fitting symbol for the way the seasons change in our lives as well as in the environment around us.