Description
Eucalyptus, or gum trees are the quintessential Australian tree, and one of my favourite subjects to paint.
The inspiration for this painting was a large bunch of eucalyptus leaves collected on a walk in the bush.
Although it is an abstract painting, I wanted to portray the many shades of blue in the gum leaves.
With abstract painting, there can be the initial inspiration, and then I play around with line, shapes and colour until something emerges which I am happy with.
This process can take quite a while, but it is fun and very exciting.