Glorious Banksia (Banksia menziesii)

I grew in the Chittering Valley of Western Australia surrounded by beautiful Banksia. This species is also known as the Firewood Banksia possibly due to its gnarly trunk which we used to gather for firewood when a tree had fallen. The firewood banksia spikes are not single flowers and each spike carries hundreds, perhaps thousands of flowers.

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Jeanette Giroud taught Art Education in Western Australia for more than 25 years.
During her time as a lecturer of Art History, her favourite topics were Poetry Propaganda, and Politics as well as Social Realism and Impressionism.
Van Gogh, Constable, and Turner have been the main inspiration for much of Jeanette's landscape paintings, whilst the poignant works of German Artist, Kaethe Kollwitz have inspired her major in Printmaking.
Jeanette's Master's in Art Education focussed on a thesis exploring Secondary Arts Teachers' Perceptions of Art Integration across the Curriculum.
After retirement from Education practice, she now works in a variety of visual art disciplines including, drawing, painting, printmaking, and textiles. Jeanette has been a past finalist in the Mandorla Art Prize, a semi-finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize, and other highly commended awards. Her work is held in both public and private collections.