Celebration of Bush Plum 2002 by Gracie Pwerle Morton, 91x91cm, 7342GM

This is the 2nd painting that Gracie did in a joyous multi-layered rendition of country after a good season of rain, showing us the abundance of bush plums. It, like its companion piece, are full of promise and shows the country from an aerial perspective.

The Bush Plum is a prostrate plant, which grows in a great profusion of colour after the fall of rain but very quickly disintegrates after long hot summer months. It is a small fruit with black seeds that can be eaten raw or cooked to make bush damper and has an extremely high vitamin C content.