David Mackay

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Alloxylon flammeum, Red Silky Oak

David Mackay — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:30:12 +0000

Original painting: Acrylic on paper. Sold. This painting is one of a series being produced to illustrate a book on the waratahs and their relatives (the sub-tribe Embothriinae, family Proteaceae).

Scribbly Gum I ‘Scribbly Gum, Eucalyptus haemastoma’

David Mackay — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:26:59 +0000

Original painting: Acrylic on paper. This painting is currently for sale in The Crown, Antiques and Fine Art store in Berrima, NSW.

Print: Giclée print on paper, 825 x 585mm.

Print price: AUD$330 plus postage*.

There are several scribbly gums. This one, Eucalyptus haemastoma, is common around Sydney and found as far north as Lake Macquarie on the NSW north coast. The forms and textures in the trunks and bark of these trees are infinitely fascinating, with creases and folds in the trunk giving the trees an almost human form at times. The scribbles are made by the caterpillars of a tiny, grey moth, Ogmograptis scribula, which is only about 1½mm long (there are four of these moths in the painting).

David Mackay — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:58:39 +0000