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skivvy day. managed a walk and coffee stop this mo

skivvy day. managed a walk and coffee stop this morning without any confidence meltdowns .

making work for @museumofbrisbane 📷 @c_chillho

making work for @museumofbrisbane
📷 @c_chillhouse

Slender Tree Fern (Cyathea Cunninghamii) before Ke

Slender Tree Fern (Cyathea Cunninghamii) before Kew

‘Gully Sentinels’ | 2021 | oil on board framed in timber, paper pulp, cement & plaster.
1500mmH x 1000mmW
commissioned by @museumofbrisbane

for the City in the Sun exhibition - which opens today🌿

These works continue my exploration of the connection between Australian landscapes and Victorian era glasshouse architecture.
Botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham was sent to Australia on various expeditions in the early 1800’s, under his title of ‘Kings Collector for the Royal Gardens at Kew’ he was tasked with collecting and documenting plant specimens for Kew Gardens.
Cyathea Cunninghamii (Slender Tree Fern) was both collected by, and named for Cunningham - providing a direct link between (select elements of) our rainforest landscape and the Victorian glasshouses in England to which multiple plant specimens were sent to be cultivated and stored.
These artworks document present day Slender Tree Ferns in their original , natural setting as they may have appeared to Cunningham before becoming reduced to / idolised as specimens at Kew Gardens

#laurapattersonartist #laurapatterson #pteridomania #australianartist

Slender Tree Fern (Cyathea Cunninghamii) before Ke

Slender Tree Fern (Cyathea Cunninghamii) before Kew

‘The Audience’ | 2021 | oil on board framed in timber, paper pulp, cement & plaster.
1000mmH x 1500mmW
commissioned by @museumofbrisbane

These works continue my exploration of the connection between Australian landscapes and Victorian era glasshouse architecture.
Botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham was sent to Australia on various expeditions in the early 1800’s, under his title of ‘Kings Collector for the Royal Gardens at Kew’ he was tasked with collecting and documenting plant specimens for Kew Gardens.
Cyathea Cunninghamii (Slender Tree Fern) was both collected by, and named for Cunningham - providing a direct link between (select elements of) our rainforest landscape and the Victorian glasshouses in England to which multiple plant specimens were sent to be cultivated and stored.
These artworks document present day Slender Tree Ferns in their original , natural setting as they may have appeared to Cunningham before becoming reduced to / idolised as specimens at Kew Gardens

#laurapattersonartist #laurapatterson #pteridomania #australianartist

Slender Tree Fern (Cyathea Cunninghamii) before Ke

Slender Tree Fern (Cyathea Cunninghamii) before Kew

‘Family Portrait’ | 2021 | oil on board framed in timber, paper pulp, cement & plaster.
1500mmH x 1000mmW
commissioned by @museumofbrisbane

These works continue my exploration of the connection between Australian landscapes and Victorian era glasshouse architecture.
Botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham was sent to Australia on various expeditions in the early 1800’s, under his title of ‘Kings Collector for the Royal Gardens at Kew’ he was tasked with collecting and documenting plant specimens for Kew Gardens.
Cyathea Cunninghamii (Slender Tree Fern) was both collected by, and named for Cunningham - providing a direct link between (select elements of) our rainforest landscape and the Victorian glasshouses in England to which multiple plant specimens were sent to be cultivated and stored.
These artworks document present day Slender Tree Ferns in their original , natural setting as they may have appeared to Cunningham before becoming reduced to / idolised as specimens at Kew Gardens

#laurapattersonartist #laurapatterson #pteridomania #australianartist

frame and painting edge detail

frame and painting edge detail

I’m not sure whether this particular setting wil

I’m not sure whether this particular setting will inform any of my next paintings... but the photograph expresses the desired colour palette and soft fuzzy light perfectly ✨

finally! a purpose for all the useless paperwork I

finally! a purpose for all the useless paperwork I’ve accumulated

somewhere along the Ballunjui Falls track

somewhere along the Ballunjui Falls track