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After recently travelling through the breathtaking Arthurs pass I was quite surprised to suddenly leave the 40cm of fresh snow blanketing the landscape as we dropped down the Otira Gorge to a flooded countryside. The peaks held little snow, waterfalls cascaded down bluffs and the Otira River spread across the riverbed with a very strong flow (not something I’d attempt to cross). This brought back memories of a contrasting time during summer with my friend Dulkara, meandering across the Otira River and constantly picking our way back and forth across the Taramaku River. Then traversing the tops finding the creeks and tarns dried up, only small muddy puddles, always constantly seeking out water. We did have one slightly dehydrated night on the top of Mt O’Shanessy with our thirst quenched at a small muddy tarn further on filled with deer poo in the morning.
I also remember dropping down to the Crooked River at the end, the crystal clear fast flowing water, it was over waist deep and looked beautiful yet impassable on arrival. However further down it spread out and was the most refreshing wade back to the track. Such a changeable landscape, and it would have been interesting to see how the Crooked fared with the rain.
Inspired from this earlier adventure I have been working on a painting of Lake Morgan viewed from Mt O’Shanessy. We camped, perched on one side of this peak, in a small hollow trying to keep out of the wind, squashing each other most of the night. The views were breathtaking, despite the chilly night breeze, watching the evening and morning light stream in between the mountains. This painting (still at a very early stage) captures the evening light filtering through the mountains and highlighting the tops.
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The walk begun with a run, well actually more like a jog, in boots. I dropped everyone at the start of the Waston Creek Route then drove back to the end of the Jameson Ridge Track, parked and jogged back. The track started as a grassy track, out in the open unrelenting sun, blasted by the wind and being directed on possibly the longest route around the Ella Stations Hop fields in the hottest...
Did you really like my newest painting 'Endless Evening at Lake Alexandrina'? If so you can now warm up your home with the golden hues of Autumn with a the fine art reproduction made from the original. With six sizes available to fit your space perfectly and capturing each
detailed brushstroke, the art print is just stunning in each size. Endless Evening portrays...
After quite some time I have completed 'Endless Evening at Lake Alexandrina'. Having visited the lake many times, this long calm evening pictured in the painting has been the most memorable. I arrived late on a balmy autumn afternoon having never visited before, and it was simply stunning, not a breath of wind with the last golden leaves grasping onto the tree branches. Time seemed eternal as the sun slowly sank behind the hills. More visits over the years...
