Squiggle gum (Eucalyptus racemosa), 2020

Oil-based ink on 225gsm acid-free paper

148mm x 210mm

The common name for this tree is the Scribbly Gum, but I have always called it the Squiggle Gum because it looks like it is covered in children's squiggle drawings.

This squiggle gum had so much character with all the lines and dots covering its surface. It also sported a human-made scar to mark the trail. The ink pattern on the dark edges of the print reminded me of the charcoaled surroundings of the actual tree.

I have included the scientific name with these prints because common names can be applied to similar plants leading to confusion. To find the scientific name we used the Mangroves to Mountains 2nd edition by Glenn Leiper, Jan Glazebrook, Denis Cox & Kerry Rathie and the Noosa Native Plants website.

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