Description
My landscape painting of samphires in the saltmarsh was inspired by a time spent in the saltmarshes in Wills Creek Conservation Park, in Price, South Australia.
Saltmarshes provide habitat for fish, and are important breeding and feeding areas for various bird species, including migratory shore birds.
Saltmarsh supports various salt-tolerant plants, including grasses, herbs, reeds, sedges and shrubs. However, samphires are the most common and significant in terms of cover. And it is the colours of the samphires that inspired my painting. In Wills Creek Conservation Park samphires back onto the mangroves