Sunshower on the Clyde

Our all weather art group was this morning hoping for clear skies, but was instead surprised by an early morning approaching sunshower. The spotted gums were shedding their bark, and the bay waters were sparkling, so I let the colours and textures take over! This painting comes directly from those sketches. The spotted gums come in a wide range of colours and patterns.. no two trees the same..I enjoy working with acrylic as it dries quickly and can be applied as a glaze, or a block out.

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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.