I recently undertook a two months residency at Beelarong Urban Farm in Brisbane. I made lots of preliminary contour drawings of the botanical subjects there that were in flower or had interesting shapes, and these formed the basis of this painting, "Cherubs of Beelarong".
The central motif is the terracotta birdbath , and it is surrounded by a vanilla vine and its orchid like flowers, a purple cabbage , bromeliads, and nasturtiums. I have included a bug in the top left hand corner to signify the abundance of little critters that have made Beelarong their home. It was an absolute pleasure to bear witness to the myriad of small botanical changes that occurred during the time of my residency.
The painting has been varnished and is ready to hang. I have put my initials on the front of the work with my full signature on the back.