Douglas Schofield

Gully, 2024

104 × 206 cm Oil and acrylic on canvas

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My work approaches themes of landscape through the lens of gardening. As a gardener and horticulturist I am attuned to the changes, both dramatic and subtle, in my surrounding climate and ecosystems. "Gully" tries to evoke the complex atmosphere of a walk through Sydney's Girrahween Park after land care efforts. Bound by dense urban activity, this pocket of bush in Earlwood is full of weeds in some areas and meticulously maintained in others. Regardless, all of it is habitat for small native birds and critters who are a rarity outside the perimeter of this parkland.