Here are three acrylic paintings and one oil painting inspired and created during my recent visit to Australia. 

Dusk on the Darling Downs

Dusk on the Darling Downs, acrylic on small canvas, depicts the pretty wild flowers – Paterson’s Curse (owing to their invasive nature) – that flower on roadsides and fields in the countryside around Toowoomba, Queensland. Whole fields may be a sea of purple  or blue. I love to walk at dusk and enjoy the warm glow of pink and gold that makes everything magical.

Under the Setting Sun

Under the Setting Sun, oil on canvas, represents that amazing time of day when the sky takes precedence over the landscapes “out West”. Nature seems to try to outdo itself every night, one evening a blaze of yellow, the next more red, or pink, or orange. The cows still graze and the dogs come out to stare and wonder…

Beyond the old Gumtree

Beyond the old Gumtree, acrylic on canvas, glories in the silhouette of trees against a red and yellow sunset slowly disappearing into night.

Reflections on the Albert River

Reflections on the Albert River, acrylic on canvas, is a view from the pedestrian bridge at Belivah, near Beenleigh, Queensland. What pleasure on a sunny morning to cycle over the bridge and stop to stare, and reflect on the beauty of my homeland!