swirly pandanus

Pandanus climbing a steep grassy bluff at Burleigh Heads in a slow-motion rush to the summit. I’ve focussed on the brilliance of the direct and reflected light and colour, trusting my process to honour the complexity of the swirly leaf blades and the marching “legs” of these awesome plants.

This large textural acrylic painting is on gessoed Fabriano watercolour paper mounted on a double-braced cradled panel. It is professionally finished with an isolation coat before a final gloss varnish. It continues round the edges and is ready to hang, so framing is optional.

I hand-craft my panels from marine plywood with Australian hardwood bracing, and mount 300gsm watercolour paper with acrylic gel before painting. All surfaces are sealed with acrylic varnish. All paints and materials are archival, so it will last generations

• Acrylic on Italian watercolour paper .

• Gel-mounted to oak-cradled marine plywood panel

• Painting continues around the edges, so framing is optional.

• 100 x 70 x 3.5cm