My painting ‘La Robe rouge’ (The Red Dress) is an ode to the mesmerising beauty of the Adelaide Botanic Garden.

The work is derived from a picture I took on one of my visits to the Botanic Garden recently.

While the entire Garden is spectacular, the gorgeously vivid colours of the Lipstick Palm trees with the many layers of foliage surrounding it, especially beckoned me to paint this gardenscape.

It also inspired the interplay of contrasting hues of green and red in the painting adding to its overall appeal.

The ‘dress’ part of the title metaphorically refers to the cyclical shedding and renewal of plants in nature.

I thoroughly enjoyed working on this artwork and earnestly hope that this representation impels others too, to experience the gardens’ enchanting beauty and charm in person.

Acrylic and oil paints 40 × 30cm