Seb Gower Art

Bit'a'blue 'n' Bringing a vessel called Aurora to life

Heart of the Antarctic ❄️
SY Aurora served as the expedition ship for the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (AAE) led by Sir Douglas Mawson from 1911 to 1914. Commanded by Captain John King Davis, the sturdy former whaler transported men, supplies, and huskies to establish remote Antarctic bases.

Dos Perros under the Jacaranda

Flick some white & blue at it.

Capturing someone else’s place is one thing. When it’s your own, the vision keeps shifting. Seasons and plants thwarted me.
I’d look again - it wouldn’t feel right… the color of home had changed.
One can get around it, I’ve now found, with extreme difficulty. After a year it’s completed its cycle… every season - a small taste of everything home can offer.
At last, a long-anticipated work is ready to leave this home - and finally reach the place it belongs.

Fast-growing, evergreen trees native to Australia but widely cultivated across New Zealand for their timber, shade, and ornamental value.

The purple splats (on me) are a Cooper special