https://www.elveraandrews.art/home daily 1.0 2023-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b503b16dabe4934de72a8/1649102909714-X0ZLTL50ATO2LEVWKJ70/MS.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b503b16dabe4934de72a8/1649102910148-OGT693V6BDCL3CN1QI05/123.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b503b16dabe4934de72a8/1649102910191-YVHFYAUHB63RF39K2LU3/234.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/624b503b16dabe4934de72a8/1649102910176-P0C3B8I8I2Z3ADRP3XIN/456.png Home https://www.elveraandrews.art/home daily 0.75 2024-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/4270d4ba-6db0-445b-a306-8ef8785d5490/IMG_7648.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/ff2d7218-bb00-4476-b8f6-890dd19283ce/IMG_3582.JPG Home One of my favourites: ducks facing opposite directions perched over a mud bank in the River Torrens. Reflection of the background grass is seen in the bottom of the foreground and the hint of another bright day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/9fe779a9-2feb-47fa-9fa6-f5a3af3f3878/IMG_0629.jpg Home One of my favourites from the Barossa Valley; they were literally the last leaves found and i called this The Last of The Reds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/710fac9b-a842-44f7-bfeb-2daa0594edb1/IMG_4148.jpeg Home Water bird scouting for food perching on the bank of the River Torrens. Water surface which reflects the blue sky also suggests the world the bird lives in as the ripples radiate out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/5f1fd1ec-dd7e-44a3-8773-420b2cbae070/IMG_1009.jpg Home An iconic feature of the vines at Penfold Magill Estate is the lavender bushes seen in the foreground. The lavender blooms and green vine leaves typical in the summer season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/b95d3db5-c1c5-488d-8cc5-efb1059704eb/IMG_1252.jpg Home Between the vine rows in summer at Penfolds Magill Estate at the height of summer where colour is used to suggest the heat at noon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/b3d502c1-5af3-4b33-90d9-726ea605a22c/IMG_0568.jpg Home A cold cloudy day showing the turning of green to yellow of these rows of vines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/8c7114bf-8a66-412e-820a-461f2b846c69/IMG_0068.jpg Home The contrast is key here, seen between the dry yellow grass and the green vines and their shadow in summer at McLaren Vale in the south https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/3ded894b-6cab-4908-8bdd-40f05312659e/IMG_7662.jpg Home Autumn has arrived causing the vines to turn a myriad of tones but the day is clear and warm and the noon shade is strong. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/4270d4ba-6db0-445b-a306-8ef8785d5490/IMG_7648.jpg Home SOLD The pencil pines at Penfolds Magill Estate is another key feature of this vineyard. They provide an interesting contrast in form and colour, especially in autumn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/70f0ba55-3fbc-4876-b7bf-4fb0c7639a49/IMG_8868.jpg Home Penfolds Magill Estate on a cloudy summer day with the lavender at full growth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/0bb07569-65be-4446-9080-cd73e19a7066/IMG_8732.jpg Home Another view of Penfolds Magill Estate in summer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/756cd48f-0fd5-47db-a4e2-635aca48e188/IMG_7872.jpg Home an autumn show of vines in the Barossa Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/8338573f-9bdf-4d97-8700-1a53bd442227/IMG_4076.jpeg Home a lone water bird scouting for a feed in the River Torrens. The shade behind and murky water struggles to reflect the sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/588a6a29-6978-481b-8efe-10440a3154d9/IMG_8129.jpg Home Ducks sun basking on a fallen bough over the River Torrens. The time of day changes the reflections on the water surface as well as depending on the weather . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/cb6eeaa3-845f-4b2d-8dac-1a80a98571cf/IMG_7994.jpg Home Water foul resting on rocks in a park pond in Perth. Interaction with shade and sky reflection is the primary point of interest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/892feb3e-0f57-4b1c-84b9-0ca633049fec/IMG_7057.jpeg Home Row of ducks on fallen branch over the River Torrens. Reflection of the water surface was the main point of interest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/650a31e5-ba93-47b8-9f75-182f46eb6362/IMG_8291.jpg Home Ibis perched on a log observing the River Torrens; the dry grass in the background suggests summer with the light falling on the backs of the ibis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/abffd874-9385-4f80-b2b4-e31abe9c5d14/IMG_8132.jpg Home Pair of ducks in the shallows of the River Torrens with the reflection showing blue summer sky https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/1ee96615-b77e-4cf0-9275-2f29b145a3c9/IMG_7986.jpg Home A pond in Perth where the shade emphasises the bright colour of the rocks and their contrast to the surrounds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/1b14eae3-dc48-45fa-847c-8970077f7e2a/IMG_8065.jpg Home Pond in Perth with reflection. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/8f8096cc-4d2d-458b-8268-6a39fb5b6480/IMG_6430.jpg Home Ibis congregating on boughs leaning over the River Torrens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/7909a0cb-631a-401f-a659-b0b28c634670/IMG_6429.jpg Home A pair of works with three ibis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/8fe1a644-02d0-4a29-8c3c-7f496ca3bce0/IMG_2624.jpg Home Gum leaves wree the first inspiration for life and death because of the colour changes they go through before they become coffee coloured and return to dust https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/d5f72dcf-34d1-4b06-8772-f1ccc19ef77f/IMG_2542.jpg Home Gum leaves seem to have an infinite variety of shape and colour before their final breath https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/78d16e11-a1d8-4500-b408-9aa097a4b0d7/IMG_1112.jpg Home These gum leaves were found on a wooden pedestrian bridge after rain and the black mould from the damp formed a lovely natural outline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/d5309c18-938d-45da-9ab8-f9eeb71f1aa8/IMG_1104.jpg Home These gum leaves with their natural brilliant colour were found on a loose brick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/51305418-1aaf-4b36-9b97-05834418082c/IMG_1360.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/33ffb2ef-0a57-4582-9d4b-dada452ede6c/IMG_2735.jpeg Home Lyndoch, on the way into the Barossa Valley. The leaves are changing as it is very early autumn. The view is from the roadside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/b534d2bb-1072-4812-92d6-f4cae1a278b8/IMG_2745.jpeg Home Along the road to Lyndoch. More colour in the vines as the season moves more into autumn. It's the beautiful colours of death. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/fbb7a4c2-d748-415b-b560-59874652697d/IMG_2764.jpeg Home Also on the Lyndoch Road, a pair of the same vines from a slightly different angle. Rich with autumn comlour as the leaves die off, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/85314a1a-db79-45c1-b1e5-47aa1e55e4ef/IMG_3140.jpeg Home One of a group of scenes from Ludwig's vineyards Langenbruckhen, southern Germany. The summer greens are not Australian greens and the pattern imbedded in the rows have a different form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/4c5958ca-1186-4440-b22f-818b728ce435/IMG_2822.jpeg Home Back to the Barossa with strong sunshine and stark shadows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/a01aa63c-b81b-4f6f-8df4-d4dc52a13d97/IMG_2778.jpeg Home There is a vineyard in the Barossa where a row or roses grows alongside a row of vines by the road. The contrast in pattern and form of these plants influenced this scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/1148360b-e602-4f53-a4a7-e8083408cfa8/IMG_3370.jpeg Home Linear Park, Campbelltown, where the River Torrens meanders between the mounds of rocky pikes - deep in shade at this section. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/19992e65-af79-4af5-8045-4446af1da025/IMG_3306.jpeg Home A bottle brush tree hangs over the bank on the sunny side of the River Torrens. the sunshine shows the muddy silt lying underneath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/e3dd678d-1233-4c21-9fba-c8e24ca7ccc3/IMG_3250.jpeg Home On holiday south of Perth, this fallen log next to flattened rocks interrupts the smooth surface of the water reflecting the blue sky on a clear day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6449ba245634a93ac6f83c16/63a7631b-6c2a-4012-8f20-9792b0afd865/IMG_3217.jpeg Home Rock formation curbs the waterway in the National Park south of Perth. Colours show a warm sunny day.