This piece is inspired by the immense unseen strength of the land and water. Through drought, fire and an array of natural disasters the Australian land has regenerated itself over and over. Not only was I moved by the experience of my fellow Australians who experienced bushfires in early 2020, I have seen this first hand witnessing bushfires that swept across my home town in the mid 1980’s. To see the immense firey hill across the bay from my house contrasted with the life-giving river water below is forever imprinted in my memory. In my mind, it is the water that won the fight. And to see this destruction slowly replaced by gentle regeneration and new life is something I will never forget.

The Resilience of Land is a celebration of this environment and an ode to that prevailing water.

116x116cm

framed in black timber

Acrylic and shellac on linen