Artists statement
Since moving on from tonal pen and pencil work many years ago watercolour has been my medium preference for painting Flora and Fauna. Although better known for my Australian bird studies I do like to portray remnant grassland featuring the terrestrial orchids that occur there.
As a Forest Officer for the past 40 odd years working in and around the Grampians area I have been blessed with the opportunity to observe and study much of the wildlife of the area.
If you can imagine a peregrine falcon swooping down from a ledge, echidna playing trains, goanna striding to a tree or a sittella placing shingles on the nest
This has been much of my life as a forester and artist.
Historical information
This work is one of a number painted by the artist after bushfires in the Grampians. Roger Edwards was a Forest Officer, posted to Cavendish, in SW corner of the Grampians, in 1975. In the 1980s he photographed details of the wildflowers and their recovery after fire. He retired in 2018, enabling him to devote more time to his art.
Physical description
This painting shows orchids and other native plants regrowing after Grampians bushfire. It is an aesthetic depiction of important ecological processes.
Mounting & framing
Framed
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References
- Artist Bio - Roger Edwards. From Gallery247.com.au Born at Stawell Victoria in 1945 I grew up in the Wimmera town of Glenorchy, as a boy I was influenced by the love of the bush into a lifelong association with the natural history of birds. My keenness for drawing birds has been with me ever since leaving school and becoming a Forest Officer in the state of Victoria, working in the Grampians area for 35 years. During this time my artwork has never waned, now that I am semi retired I am busier than ever on private commissions that tend to take up 80% of my painting output of watercolour artworks. Over the years I have held exhibitions, won numerous awards and been featured in the Australian Artist. I now live at Cavendish on the southwest corner of the Grampians in the Western District where I have a studio attached to the house. I view every new painting as the next challenge to look forward to.Born at Stawell Victoria in 1945 I grew up in the Wimmera town of Glenorchy, as a boy I was influenced by the love of the bush into a lifelong association with the natural history of birds. My keenness for drawing birds has been with me ever since leaving school and becoming a Forest Officer in the state of Victoria, working in the Grampians area for 35 years. During this time my artwork has never waned, now that I am semi retired I am busier than ever on private commissions that tend to take up 80% of my painting output of watercolour artworks. Over the years I have held exhibitions, won numerous awards and been featured in the Australian Artist. I now live at Cavendish on the southwest corner of the Grampians in the Western District where I have a studio attached to the house. I view every new painting as the next challenge to look forward to.
