Description
The bush is a constant source of inspiration to me for my Australian landscape paintings.
This painting is of sugar gums in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges.
The sugar gum, is a species of eucalypt tree found in South Australia. It is found naturally in three distinct populations – in the Flinders Ranges, Eyre Peninsula and on Kangaroo Island
The tree notable for its mottled colourful yellow to orange bark. The old bark is smooth and grey, shedding in irregular patches to expose the fresh yellowy-brown bark. Flowers are creamy-white in summer
Sugar Gums from the Flinders Ranges reach up to 35 metres (115 ft) in height and have the classic “gum” habit – with a straight trunk and steep branches occurring about halfway up. Each main branch ends with its own little canopy.
The Flinders Ranges are the largest mountain range in South Australia, which starts about 200 km (125 mi) north of Adelaide. The discontinuous ranges stretch for over 430 km (265 mi) from Port Pirie to Lake Callabonna.