Colours of the Landscape

This is a small collection of photos taken with an iPhone from our balcony. Different times of day, within a period of a few months, showing how things can change so dramatically, and so quickly. From golden to green with a good day of rain, from soaring temperatures 40 degrees Celsius plus (thank goodness for the pool) to crisp cool months where the wood fireplace is a blessing.

The neutral palette of earthy yellows, browns and charcoals, with the mist adding to the texture, makes for a spectacular sight we get to enjoy everyday, but I soon crave for the lush green of new growth, a cleansing of the land and the start of new beginnings. In the six years of living here, we are lucky to have had the rainfall just in time before the situation became dire.

Some more rain overnight, following some intermittent downpours over the past few weeks. An overcast yet warm Autumn day.

This is my inspiration to paint.