"Emerald Amidst the Ashes" explores the delicate balance between vitality and vulnerability along Tasmania's Overland Track. The vibrant moss-covered trees in the foreground celebrate nature's resilience and beauty, while the monochromatic background represents the looming threats of bushfires, land clearing, and climate change. The black-and-white tones evoke the fading memories of an old photograph, symbolizing the fragility of these ecosystems and the risk of their disappearance. This painting serves as a poignant reminder that the lush landscapes we cherish today could one day exist only in photographs and memories.
Winner of the People's Choice award at the Glover Prize 2025.
The painting has a stained Tasmanian oak shadow frame with the framed dimensions of 105cm (w) x 105cm (h) x 5.5cm (d).