"Resilience of the ghost gum "

I've been out on artists camps to Illara ck in the west MacDonnell ranges. Ghost gums clinging to red rocks ! What a contrast. I'm concentrating on the afternoon shadows, shimmering in the heat. The ability of these gums to thrive in a harsh environment is so impressive...It's a great excuse to splash red , black and white around (with a few tertiary colours for good luck!)

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My first 20 years were spent in southern NSW on a farm on wonderful grey box country, then..
University at ANU surrounded by scribbly gums.
More recently south coast of NSW amongst beautiful spotted gum forests.
In between times I studied art at RCAE Wagga and TAFE Goulburn in the spare time I had running a business spanning 40 years.
Artist's trips to Alice Springs and beyond over the past decade have rekindled my interest in the textures and colours of Central Australia- ghost gum country...
There's a pattern here...
For the past 10 years I have been exhibiting and selling successfully in Sydney.