This is my first river painting. Influenced by my childhood years spending the weekends with family on the Murray River banks. Summer on the Murray was and still is always buzzing with so much fun, passing house boats, skiing, fishing, BBQ’s and lots of relaxing. Also inspired by my weekends down Goolwa Beach which the river Murray opens up to the ocean. This painting is very textured and I love the contrasting Australiana colours of the golden ochre hills, gum trees, busy sulphur crested cockatoos and the cooling of the waters…though I know the Murray appears more brown I love to paint my abstract colourful way.
