Tucked in behind my front steps I have just found these spectacular Native Rhododendron flowers. These flowers are a deep pinky red and about 10cm in length. Every year I wait for these flowers to bloom and am always impressed when they finally appear! I have previously designed a linocut using native rhododenrons but have... Continue Reading →
These gorgeous red bottlebrushes are flowering in our garden at the moment. I love the way the deep red is set off by just that tiny yellow tip. I have used bottlebrushes in my linocuts in the past. Above is Mini Bottlebrush - it is one of a collection of miniatures of Australian flora. Below... Continue Reading →
Isopogan sp. - Drumsticks I took some photos yesterday in my garden - here are a few Australian native wildflowers currently brightening a cold winters day. Yes I know I said it was 'almost' spring but seems as soon as I said that it got cold again... Tea Tree Spear Lily Red & Green Kangaroo... Continue Reading →
I have just photographed this flannel flower bud from my garden today. We must be heading for Spring...lovely fine sunny warm day today. It was sunny but cool yesterday with a breeze but no breeze today... This is a flannel flower tryptich linocut print that I completed some time back.
I love this image of a tawny frogmouth I took last year - basking in the sunshine pretending not here really - bit like today really...starting to feel like Spring...
Thankyou to Snail for the advice on my question of whether the insect I saw last weekend in my vegie patch was a native Australian bee. Seems it is not a bee but a hoverfly The excellent Australian Museum Online shows my hover fly - it seems they are often mistaken for bees and wasps.... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 