Prior to moving to Melbourne, even in my time in Sydney, I’d never seen an Illawarra Flame Tree. Not far from my home is a park and playground with a row of fairly young trees. I’d walked past them many times, not really noticing them, until suddenly they were in flower! Splendid! I was blown away by their flush of colour. In these paintings I hope to capture some of their splendour.
I’ve only recently starting painting with gouache as I have wanted to try an impasto style.