Silverton,River Gums
Pastel Painting on canson pastel paper 55×75 cm painted mainly on site in the dry river bed in Silverton via Broken Hill South Australia .while on a trip into the centre of Australia in 2002 when we slept in the back of the 4×4 and under the stars on the ground. I finished it in the comfort of home!when I returned 3 weeks later 
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robert murray
very nice pastel work ginny
Beatriz R. Ald...
another amazing one. Great work.
Hoffard
Beautiful Strokes!!!
ScreamingSeagull
What a beautiful use of pastels. I love the colour of the sky and the texture you’ve achieved in the soil and trees. Excellent.
Jayne Wozniak
i love the way you use those soft colours…Dreaming
Virginia McGowan
thankyou Robert.
thank you Beatriz ,
thanks Kimberley ,
thanks ScreamingSea
so sorry to take so long in thanking you all
Many thanks Jayne.I
really appreciate thes ecomments and very constructive feedback from you all.
reflector
Nice work ! I like the way you portrayed the shadows, and the textures and tones in the trunks.
Virginia McGowan replied
thanks James, not easy doing these, pesty flies buzzy about! [ Dry riverbank at Silverton] although I redid this one in the comfort of home
Kathy Kuzma
wonderful image!
Virginia McGowan replied
many many thanks Katkuzma apppreciate it.
GittiArt
What amazing pastel drawing/painting …the colours are gorgeous ….bravo Ginnymac !!!!:-)
Virginia McGowan replied
gee thanks so much I just love your art! fabulous I just don’t have the time etc to comment.!!
Kathie Nichols
Another truly fabulous Aussie artwork Ginny…....just stunning!!!
Virginia McGowan replied
oh gee thanks Kathie.
neogolas
Gorgeous art,and brilliantly crafted.
Virginia McGowan replied
thanks very very much nice comment, neogolas
riverotter
Wonderful … absolutely gorgeous!
Virginia McGowan replied
thanks Emily .
Ciaran O'Hagan
gorgeous colours, nice strokes with fantastic detail!
Virginia McGowan replied
thankyou Ciaran ..
poupoune
Wonderful trees so well done. You achieved such beautiful light and warm colours.
Virginia McGowan replied
thanks Poupoune these are down in Enivea country, well a few hundred k’s away but not that far! I have an oli painting too, which I like better but it needs re photographing it’s only very small huge job getting it out.
Virginia McGowan
Oil Version
terezadelpilar
fabulous!!!
I have done that sleeping on my 4×4 by the beach in Australia:)) Wonderful memories:))
Virginia McGowan replied
hi thanks Tereza for super comment ,,,much more fun sleeping ‘out’ than Motels see the sunrises and watch the wildlife go by, night times are very busy in the bush.
Tove
Beautiful painting(s) :-)