Sturt's Desert Peas Painting

The Swainsona Formosa, Sturt’s Desert Pea is an Australian native in the genus Swainsona named after English botanist Isaac Swainson. They remind me of musical notes and that's how I wanted to capture their rhythm in my painting. It is famous for his distinctive blood-red leaf-like flowers each with a bulbous black centre or ‘boss’. It is native to the arid regions of central and north-western Australia, and its range extends into all mainland Australian states with the exception of Victoria. The common name honours Charles Sturt who recorded seeing large quantities of the flowers while exploring central Australia in 1844. It is a member of the Fabaceae family. It has pinnate, grey-green leaves which are arranged spirally on the main axis of the plant, and in two opposite rows. The flowers are about 9 centimetres in length and grow in clusters of around half a dozen on thick vertical stalks, which spring up every 10-15 centimetres along the prostrate stems in a bright red, which may be up to 2 metres in length.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:48 W x 48 H x 2 D in

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