I love to paint outside and with my kids. The day I painted this, it was a beautiful spring day, my garden was in full bloom and I needed to get outside. I put the trestle tables in the garden, set up my son to paint, cranked up the music and painted 3 artworks using the same technique but with very different results.
 
All 3 canvases have:
* oil pastel shapes in 2 or more colours
* collage from my own gelli printed paper
* 3 acrylic colours similar to the colours of the collage painted with a palette knife
* finger painted dots
* high flow acrylics dripped down them
* marks, outlines or patterns drawn with posca pens.
* extra details drawn on the edges with poscas
 
I absolutely love how different all three turned out.
 
Regenerate is an ode to the bush fires constantly threatening the Blue Mountains where I live. The last couple of years we have had La Nina so we have had a bit of a reprieve. When bushfire season comes around, emotions are triggered, anxiety is high, new skills are learnt to protect our families and homes and emergency bags are packed. Even though it can be stressful, I wouldn't change anything. I love my home.
 
Measurements - 30x30cm
Can be bought in a series with Regenetare Green and Blue