Acrylic on Arches Watercolour Paper with Matboard and Backing
36cm x 27.5cm

The first and defining work of this new series of botanical works is an observational study of the Kapok Bush seed pod, flower and stem. I stumbled across this particular specie on Mt. Luisa in Townsville on a hike and mistook it for a fruit. It seemed to have so many gorgeous elements, and I knew it would open up a door of creativity! So it began….