4. of ‘Prominent South Australians’ 1919

Eucalyptus alatissima – I use to know this as Kingsmilli but now it is now subspecies alatissima. Where it was thought there were 50 species of Eucalypt there are now over a thousand and counting.

Acrylic on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 cm $1,500

Eucalyptus gilli – You can see this in bloom now in the mallee display garden at the Goodman Gate of the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

5. of ‘Prominent South Australians’ 2019

Acrylic on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 cm $1,500

Milkmaids, Burchardia umbellata - these blooms are on one stem that has starchy roots used for food.

Acrylic on canvas, 76.2 x 76.2 cm $1,500

2. of ‘Prominent South Australians’ 2019

The Silky Oak tree is the largest Grevillea and grows from 8-20m high.  In summer and spring it is covered in these yellow blooms.  This tree is on a railway siding near home.  Railway sidings are usually planted with natives and having surprising variety and colour.

91.5 x 76 cm Acrylic on canvas

$1450

This tree is also call the Queensland Pomegranite.  The Caper butterfly feeds on on the caper blooms and had to seek this one out in the Royal Melbourne Botanic Gardens.  I was lucky to be looking at this wonderful pompom bloom when the little beastie landed.

Acrylic on Canvas

91.5 x 76 cm

$1450

The strong paddle like leaves on this small shrub give it a stiking look. The stalks and borders are red and in spring the gum nuts burst with bright yellow display.

45.5 cm x 45.5 cm

Price

$600

Always attracted to silver foliage this distinctive blue grey double leaf is abundant near Hobart. I collected these leaves to paint during my residency at "All That We Are" Clifton beach.

50.5 cm x 40.5 cm Acrylic on Ecoboard

$400

These gum leaves are from the trees lining Sir Donald Bradman Drive in Adelaide.  The new growth makes a riot of colour.

92 cm x 30.5 cm

Price $999 

This amazing flower is on the Firewheel tree native to northern Australia.  The painting was a finalist in the CBSC Art Prize 2016.

115 cm x 38 cm Acrylic on canvas

$999

Each native rose is crowned with a display of blue green leaves above the shy rose head.  They are really striking flowers.

Size: 51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

These gum cups really are that bright.  They point up where most gum nuts face down.

SIze  92 cm x 30.5 cm 

Price $999

The pincushion is such a surprise. Such a definite and unusual display, they are many peoples favourites.

45.4 cm x 45.5 cm

Price $600

This beautiful stand of trees are on the property where my niece lives  on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. 

102cm x 76.5 cm

SOLD

This beautiful and extraordinary flower is rapidly becoming a fence staple.  It has taken off as a popular garden shrub and is really rewarding and relatively low maintenance.  It is wonderful to see such an increase in natives in the streets.  Of course looking out for them to paint increases my awareness of them all the time.

Size  51 cm x 40.5 cm 

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This plant is so unusual - the golden balls look as if they are growing directly out of the flat leaf. Actually they stand up on tiny red stems.

Size 51 cm x 40.5 cm

Price $600

Rocks in the Kimberley

102 cm x 76.5 cm

$1450

These most magnificent of blooms are native to northern Australia and Southern Asia.  Adelaide Botanical Gardens has a beautiful pool of them that bloom in January.

122 cm x 91.5 cm  Acrylic on canvas

$1450

The story goes that as my parents in their early married days drove the red dirt desert track to central Australia in Dad's Holden Station wagon, my mother shrieked loudly to STOP! STOP! Dad screeched to a halt in terror and my mother threw herself from the car.  He found her marvelling over Sturt's Desert peas on the ground by the side of the road.  She was enraptured, he...

The pea runs along the ground with it's blue green furry foliage and sends up upright crowns of glossy red pea flowers. Such a wonderful favourite.

Size 51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

The shape of the Grevillea flower is amazing to me.  It is quite complex and each one so detailed and perfect.  A thorny holly like leaf is crowned by these balls of translucent pink grevillea flowers - really extraordinary.

Size  51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

The Silver Princess is my favourite.  An ornamental tree with white trunk and striking gum nuts. These were from my friend Glenda's front yard. Australian Bush flower essences refer to this as the essence to bring awareness of one's life direction.  Maybe that's why I am so attracted to it.

Size 51 cm x 40.5 cm

Price $800

The soft furry petal of this daisy shaped flower has green tips and delicate lacey grey green foliage.  It is so delicate and attracts admirers everywhere.

Size 51 cm x 40.5 cm 

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What an extraordinary desert bloom, bursting forth from this dark tree.  A stunning display.  My friend Helen shared this one with me.

Size  51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

These furry paw like flowers, suprise when they open up into a star flower.  They are the floral emblem of Western Australia.  Kangaroo paws have been successfully cultivated for gardens in many colours - yellow, pink and white.

SIze  51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

The Silver Princess is my favourite.  An ornamental tree with white trunk and striking gum nuts. These were hanging over my neighbours fence. Australian Bush flower essences refer to this as the essence to bring awareness of one's life direction.  Maybe that's why I am so attracted to it.

Size: 51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

The colour really is that bright.  The flower is like a collection of butterflys meeting together.  They come in a delicate light blue too.  

Size 51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

The white Waratah was discovered in the 1960's and it's coveted location was kept a secret until it had been shared and established.  It is now a great favourite of gardeners and florists.  The red Waratah can be spotted a long way off in the bush.  Today I was at the market and saw a pink variety as well.  The Waratah is the NSW state emblem.

Size: 51 cm x 40.5 cm 

Price $800

It is the wonderful colour of the Tegragona that draws you in. People just love this one.  Florists use it a great deal because of the unusual white stalks and gumnuts.  It still has the pink tips and edges which softens the whole effect even more and is so indicative of gum leaves.  It reminds me of an eau de nil dress I wore as a child and loved the colour ever since.

45.5 x 45.5 cm

SOLD 

But I can do a variation of it just for you.

Sue's wedding bouquet - painted to keep the memory of that wonderful day alive (not all native flora).

Beautiful colour in these leaves - very soothing.

30 x 25 cm Acrylic on canvas 

$850

The shapes in the Waratah flower are so beautiful and complex.

91.5 cm x 76 cm Acrylic on canvas

$1250

Summer red is a wash of wonderful red to orange flowering gum nuts - you guessed it - in the summer.

61 cm x 123 cm Acrylic on Canvas

$600