Soft Spinifex a perennial grass of the desert provided the inspiration for my painting Scorpions and Angels. A visit to Kings Canyon in autumn brought these beautiful grass hummocks to my attention. Long slender stalks from straw coloured clusters, during the daylight are transformed in colour as dusk approaches to greys of pink and purple creating a dreamlike desert landscape.
The natural world is a dazzling continuum of incredible patterns and colours varying in complexity and intensity. The shifting state of form, colours and pattern found in the landscape inspires my photography and painting practice.
I am a painter and photographer living in Melbourne, Australia. I love the Australian..
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