“The water flowed like the years over him”
Oil & ink on cradled birch wood panel
92cm wide x 61cm high
$2004.00
It isn’t hard to think back into the past with living fossils like the Australian Lungfish dating back to 380 million years in the fossil records, pretty much unchanged. These long lived fish have survived so many events only to be classed as Endangered on the IUCN Redlist in 2020.
Water is the lifeblood of any ecosystem, binding together so many species. Moving nutrients, sediment, pollen and seeds from one area to the next keeping everything alive. Human progress can impact these delicate balances so easily. Building a dam or a weir changes the water flow and starves the land of the vital water it needs to continue.
Close up of the lungfish’s face
This image was taken when I was working out the tonal cadges of the heron’s feathers.
Close up of the dancing feet of the birds.
Close up of scales
Early stages painting the turtle.
Framed and ready to hang