Original artwork description:

I was on a roadtrip to Outback Queensland and beyond in mid November last year.

The heat was overwhelming reaching mid 40's but I was on a mission to collect photos to use as a reference for future paintings.

I drove south of Winton and headed into the unknown following a dried up river bed into an abandoned sheep station. Abandoned after years of trying to make a go of it in a dry unforgiving land.

I parked the car in the only spot of shade I could find and started off in the blazing heat. My goal was to wander up the river bed to see if there was any sign of water.

Eventually I came across this little oasis of a small area of water damned off up stream and just had to paint it.

Materials used:

Oil on Canvas

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