Golden Hills and Blue Gums. 20"x20" Oil on canvas

My inspiration for this painting was an area around Bathurst. From the one photograph, I managed to create four different images. It's a beautiful part of the country. It was the first time that I had been to the Mitchel school of art and the weather had been hot and dry for months. I just love the dry crinckled look of the ochre paddocks after such a dry spell. The second time I went to Bathurst they had experiencd quite a lot more rain and I was so dissapointed that eveything was very green. I felt cheated but , you can't have it all ways can you?

I have had a few weeks break in my blogging because I have been compiling a web site of my own. I have thoroughly enjoyed the experience although, at first, I was very scared of tackling the project. I'm now very proud of myself. I used Artspan which was advertised in the International Artist, art magazine. Of course, they provide all the tools and instructions and we fill in the body by creating pages and uploading images. Very satisfying. So now I can get back to my blog.