Rendered in acrylic on canvas, the work uses a palette of brown, earthy tones and delicate, hand‑drawn lines to evoke the texture of paper‑bark trees that thrive in Australia’s wetlands. The composition suggests a quiet, shaded grove where the bark’s papery layers become both surface and story. By layering translucent washes and fine line work, I aim to capture the dialogue between the natural landscape and the fragile pages of memory, each mark a line in an ever‑continuing narrative.

“Resting Beneath the Paper‑Bark”

Beneath the paper‑bark I pause, the earth cool beneath my skin,
Shadows fall like inked lines, each one a whispered thread.
Leaves flutter, pages turning, stories unfold in amber light,
Roots trace the earth’s own verses, binding past to present night.
Each line I trace becomes a thread that never ends—forever spun.