Today let’s talk art!
Recently I had the pleasure of photographing my sister for her art website and social media accounts. Ellie-Jane is a watercolour, oil and lino print artist based in the Gippsland area. Her art’s common theme is the beautiful trunks of the indigenous Eucalyptus pauciflora ‘Snow Gum’, famous for the decorative bark this tree showcases throughout the year.
My sister and I both love the creativity of living in a rural setting, and we both draw inspiration from the landscapes surrounding us. Pictured is my sister holding a bouquet of flowers that I quickly made from the flowers at the farm and the greenery from the wild trees.
As for my sister she is taking inspiration from the beautiful trees found at the Baw Baw national forest in the Winter to paint on her canvas.
Pictured to the right is a lino print made to replicate the look of common Thyme. This is an art form both my sister and I love to do. I tend to favour making prints of Japanese Maple leaves and other ornate plants.
If you are interested in following my sisters social media accounts or to take a look at her art website you can find all the above at this link: www.elliejaneart.wordpress.com
Until next time, happy gardening!
By Bonnie-Marie Hibbs
©BMHPhotographyTheGardener’sNotebook2020
4 comments
Happy new year wishes from Rosanna and Kent , we hope next year will be better in all different ways
Thank you and a very happy New Year to you both. I do hope that the new year brings some changes with it.
Beautiful photos & art work, the portable easel is a beaut. We Aussies are so very fortunate to be surrounded by the ever changing beautiful gum trees. We have bark everywhere at the moment as soon as we got a deluge of rain(which hasn’t stopped really) the trees dropped all their bark revealing some amazing patterns & colours. Happy New Year to you & yours hope its as colourful & full of a awesome abundance of all you need & dream of.
The easel is fantastic; my mother found it in an old antique store for my sister. It comes in handy when she is on road trips or away up the bush.
It is amazing the changes a good rainstorm can bring to the landscape 🙂 Where I am, we have had rain for the last four days and still counting. Many of the plants have just flushed with more soft new growth which looks pretty with the raindrops hanging from their leaves. I also wish you a year filled with excitement, happiness and good health. Happy New Year!