20.3 (W) x 25.4 cm (H) x approx 2cm (D)
Oil on wood
Signed on the front and back.
This painting is part of my exploration of our resilience to climate change. Like Dorothy in Oz, I found myself transported by a catastrophic weather event, and after the storm, my mountain home was covered with fuzzy-armed, emerald regrowth. I once heard Philip Bacon say that Margaret Olley’s favourite colour was green - the colour of life. Looking at the changed landscape, I felt how true those words are. Nature shows the way when the world feels scary. I can choose to keep growing, keep hoping, keep trying, keep resisting.
The original painting was a finalist in the Lethbridge 20000 prize, in 2025.
