Old Cypress Pine

Old Cypress Pine
2025
acrylic on canvas
91 x 61cm

The Cypress pine centre to the middle is an old pine I was shown while at work, probably the oldest tree to knowledge that I’ve seen. This area has been managed over the years, going back to our Old people so being in this area was quite significant. The area behind the Pine displays a theatre-like feeling, with a dark curtain being pulled from left to right. This signifies the learning of Country, being shown and told things from Countrymen/those with connection to various areas, and seeing a vision of how our Old people lived. This site also had shells throughout and the talk of shell middens came into conversation, represented in the white, chalk looking spaces seen around the piece. The red in the foreground captures a story of fire, highlighting its use in the management of Country.