High Country Giant

(Bow, scrape with plumed hat-sweep) If there be any puddles, I shall cast my cloak that thou dost not wet thy shoes, Queen of chalky things.

Hi Lynda, this is just fantastic. The colour you bring out is just amazingly real. Great work as usual.

I know the track he took you on lol Up from the Howqua river to the Slate mine & down to Mitchell Flats I bet! lol We did that trip too in the middle weekend of January! Fancy them going all the way up there for slate & carting it all the way back down and in the days of Horse & Cart too! They were nuts!!!!

Awesome artwork again!
Chookas! X♥X

PS I got a new camera and have finally been able to photograph & thus upload my old pictures that I painted 20 years ago! Please have a look and tell me what you think I would be so honoured! Thank you! ♥

Lynda, I am so impressed with your pastels. This is just gorgeous, both color and composition are excellent.

wow Lynda this is fabulous again! really trying hard to study all the pastel work in this one and the tree detail is amazing…sounds like your hubby and mine have one thing in common..4 wheel driving! used to get bounced around soooo many times in the old Jackaroo (it is now sitting up the back like an ancient relic)! not used for a looong time and no bush bashing for a while now. love this pastel painting!

this is way amazing ,
i just love what you do ,:!!!
you avoided to show leaves for the closer tree,
to avoid, so much details
the result is a very realistic eucalyptus australian view!
amazing
i’m your fan

Oh another wonderful pastel…Your trees and colors used make your images so beautiful.

Lynda this a wonderful pastel the tree is detail nicely

Absolutely magnificent Lynda, have you approached any publications with this kind of work Lynda?

What to say that has not already been stated? I must agree with Paul Starkey..you are an amazing colourist and you know just how to make your paintings ‘sing’ A wonderful pastel of our Aussie bushland.!

no rush…you have loads on your mind etc .. dont want to be a worry to you…whenever you are ready..no worries :-D x

Well done Lynda, beautiful composition and interpretation.
Thanks for showing the world the detail of our beautiful Country that we love xoxo

another stunning pastel from you lynda… i wish i could have a master class with you….. just need to save up the fare!!!! ..... xx

Yes another great painting Lynda. The earth, the sky, the tree. I find it very peaceful but feel there is a lot of quiet business going on in this bush scene.

Hi Linda, another excelent and fresh pastels, which reminds me and brings some nostalgia of the time I spent in your country ( The Blue Mountains ) some years ago. Joseph

Wow, Lynda…is everything this beautiful in Australia? The sky in the background is just excellent…..and you have created a beauty out of a simple scene of trees and forest. Of course these are beautiful trees too, but your colors are amazing and your talent is abundant.

Wonderful colors and energy…can almost hear the wind in the trees!

Wow!! What a talent you are! The detail and variety of colors used here are wonderful! I would like to take a “how to paint a sky” class from you!

lovely work

Beautiful painting Lynda. The gum trees are so majestic and you have depicted this Red Gum magnificently against a perfect setting….........a must fave !!

You are amazing Lynda with those pastels, this one looks like a photograph!!!

Congrats on the feature!

wonderful work as usual, Lynda. I love the hilight and shadow and details on main tree and the color of the sky.

I am envious of your talent Lynda
Having said that I am too restless to attempt serious painting, pastels etc
Photography suits my nature, being always on the go.

This is a beautiful painting. I love the colors you put into it. You do justice to the beauty of nature.
Trees are the best, aren’t they?

Other-worldly and scrumptious at the same time! Love it. Love the texture – the directness of your approach. You really activated the painting with those pastel strokes movement and color. You are so talented. . . just had to drop by to make a comment and let you know I’m slowly going crazy with the CD, but that your work settles out my restlessness. Keep up the fab work my friend. Hope you’re staying well in the land of the scary snakes!!!!! Cheers!

Hi Lynda
Another brilliant pastel from the Aussie Queen !!!
I almost missed this one
have been away visiting my son and grand children, for a week.

The light here is superb! And the bark peels?
Australia is a fascinating continent – it always does its own thing!

Beautiful pastel work. What a gift you have, Lynda.
I’ve been too ill and couldn’t paint for the last month, but back into my therapy of painting again.

stunning art you do;

Wonderful

Stunning Lynda.

.......... lost words!!! its sooooo…........ ummmm WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Love all the textures you have created here, and the depth in this too, excellent work as always Lyn…anna : )

As a confirmed tree-hugger I LOVE THIS PIC – the colours : awesome

nature,all dressed up, at her best,and greatly complimented by you and your brushes well done!

extraordinary ….. thankyou for sharing

So here’s the superb image that’s creating all the stir…and no wonder that it is. It’s another masterpiece of yours Lynda. Warm wishes, Ron

now you have me curious about these trees (grin) ... why lose their bark? is it like a snake who loses their skin since they are growing wider? .. oh curious me (grin) ...
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your work is lovely, Lynda and it also makes a fantastic card (big smile)
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now don’t be a stranger … come visit often at Creative Cards ... we’re looking forward to seeing more of your work
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you also might like to check out the new forums too (big smile) especially the one on Promoting Our Work! (big smile)
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AND don’t forget to read the groups messages – important stuff! (big smile)
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ps. please remember NO PHOTOS or PHOTO MANIPULATION allowed in group .. AND only one posted card per day! thank you (smile)

you’re most welcome, Lynda (big smile) .... truly unusual tree (big smile) ... did you know that at least one species of eucalypts grows quite well on the coast of oregon? ... surprised me .. always thought of it as only growing in some place like the tropics (grin) ...

Superb as alwayz, has great depth, colour and tone!!!x

fascinating work and description!
in America, we have Paper Birch that loses its bark and is wonderful for art crafts,
i love to paint on the bark, the texture gives wonderful visual impressions which influence the subject of my paintings. i love learning ~ thank you for your wonderful description.
Your painting is gorgeous! fantastic work

i believe it! i saw Rainbow Eucalyptus trees on the island of Maui last May, and i love LOVE them! they are so gorgeous.
You can also cut the bark into strips and weave into baskets.
i like to do that and add some different types of barky bark LOL
you know stips that have a really woody texture in rows intermittent with the paper bark. then perhaps reeds or some other plant for the handle, and mossy plants also look lovely mixed inbetween.
or you can cut the bark into really narrow strips and weave into Holiday tree ornaments!