Cicada's dress rehearsal 3 . Australian original artwork. Size:Artmount 16 x 12" The background image used to

The background image used to create this scene was the side of an old railway carriage at Thirlmere Railway Museum

The added detail allowed every one else to see it as well

facial features and his bowl begging for some more food

As seen in the texture and colour of delaminated plywood on the back of an old wardrobe seen in one of the stall holders space at Dirty Janes in Bowral

This was painted by our four year old

Cicada's dress rehearsal 3 . Australian original artwork. Size:Artmount 16 x 12" The background image used toSummer of 2018 was exceptionally hot, 40 degrees plus for weeks on end. This Double drummer cicada fell out of a tree and landed on the deck in front of me. I picked it up and noticed how beautiful it was. I photographed it from all sorts of different angles. These photos were then put together as one composition and the detail of each musician was added, them put them on the stage at a performance. I use my mouse on the computer to draw with. A