Autumn in the national capital brings with it the odour of burning eucalypt leaves. The smell has complex connotations of summer and bushfires, but now it is the smell of low-intensity burn-offs, designed to reduce the level of flammable plant material. The local hills have been systematically burned over the past few weeks.
I took the opportunity to try and capture some of the ‘atmosphere’ of the burn-off. Sitting on the other side of the road I worked on those strange colour changes that occur within the smoke, white, cream, dirty red.
Burning off on Mt Taylor, ACT, 26 April 2016, colour pencil on gray-toned paper
I also had a go at sketching the moment the first flames were lit.
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Wow, these are gorgeous, so full of life and spontaneity
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Thanks Rosie I did enjoy drawing them. As you woild have experienced bring in the flow is a great feeling.
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Burning off on Mt Taylor, ACT, 26 April 2016, i like a lot. it looks as if you really went ‘loose’ with the pencils. you did not think it just happened. free. Nice!
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Thank you. I am really enjoying the pencils these days!
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