Ponga Fern

Found this today as I travelled up river from our place. Our glorious silver tree fern. The beautiful Ponga, otherwise known to the gardening tragics as Cyathea dealbata. I haven't painted one for years. Mainly because there aren't very many around here, and they tend to drop off my conscious horizon.

Then, as happened today, I come around a corner and here it is. The moment I saw it I knew that this was today's subject. I hope you like it as much as I enjoyed painting it.

I still haven't christened my new easel. Nearly there. Just sorting out the palette today. This weekend for sure Ian, the paint splattering process begins...




15045. "Ponga". Oil on panel. 6x8 in. $100

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