Overlooking Spencer Valley in Alice Springs are a series of hills that are beloved by mountain bikers, hikers and environmentalists. I came across this maintained area along a track and knew it was a place I needed to paint. In front of a Witchetty bush and a Dead Finish lay a gully someone had dug up and filled with Buffel. Most of the area had been cleared of the weed and it had started to deteriorate in the gully. This is a fair walk from the road and a huge effort, making me quite proud of this unknown hero with a mattock!

The change of blue tones in the sky symbolize the different species that stand before it.