Illuminate Brilliance - Eucalyptus Blossoms
90 x 75 x 2.5 cm
15/05/2024
By HSIN LIN
Artist Acrylic on Acid-free canvas. Painted with palette knife and brushes.
Sealed with clear spray varnish. Side panels painted.
Signed at the front and ready to hang.
Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Affirmation: Fly higher and shine brighter, because nothing can dim your light.
From where I live in Bayswater, there is a big field of forest near my studio.
My creating process normally starts with a short walk into the woods, touching the texture of the tree barks, and feeling the sunlight reflecting on the leaves and grasses.
I then collect whatever I found during the walk as inspiration.
Sometimes I have various tree leaves or bird feathers; in autumn I have acorns, and wattles in winter. There's only one rule for my collecting process, never take from the living tree/life.
I collect what had fallen only, and those are the gifts from the nature of the day for me.
There is one particular orange gum tree that I walk past every day.
I was obsessed with the delightful view of the sunlight reflected on those striking orange blossoms every time. It has become a routine of mine to paint the first bloom of the plant around my surroundings, now you are looking at my latest interpretation of my favourite gum tree.
CORYMBIA FICIFOLIA (BABY ORANGE), a tough Australian native plant with brilliant bright orange flowers in summertime, is quite common in urban areas, gardens and streetscapes.
New growth appears bronze-red then turns green providing a beautiful contrast of colour.
Eucalyptus flowers also have the symbolic meaning of Healing and Protection.
Flowers always bloom in their own time without competing with other flowers. May we all bloom in our time in the best season. Hope you enjoy this artwork of mine.
Artwork inspired by nature in Bayswater, Melbourne, Victoria. Autumn 2024.
[Solo Exhibition]
2 - 30 June 2024 - HSIN LIN Solo Exhibition - The First Bloom - at Mackley gallery, Victorian Artists Society.
Exhibition:
19 July - 5 August 2024 VAS WINTER SELECT EXHIBITION at Victorian Artists Society.
