Helen Evans_Bunya Catkins_30x40x4cm_acrylic on wood panel_2025_$525.jpeg
Helen Evans_The Spa and Bunya Catkins_30x40x4cm_acrylic on wood panel_2025_$475detail.jpeg
IMG_1332.jpeg
IMG_1334.jpeg
IMG_1335.jpeg
IMG_1336.jpeg

Bunya Catkins

$525.00

Acrylic on wood panel, 30 × 40 x 4 cm
Framed size: 32 × 42 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture. It’s presented in a hand-sanded meranti float frame, waxed to a soft sheen that complements the work without overpowering it. The final surface is gently taken back with beeswax to a beautiful satin finish that catches the light just right.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

This series was made as I was preparing to leave my Cedar Creek studio after 13 years.

  • I paint in acrylic on a wood cradled panel

  • framed in meranti for a finished size of approximately 2 cm all round, larger than the panel size. Please ask for the exact dimensions if required

  • d rings and wire are attached to the back

  • The piece is ready to hang

  • The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium

  • When the gloss is dry, the surface is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

  • The float frame is hand-constructed,

  • hand-sanded and

  • then waxed.

  • Meranti is a pinkish hardwood

  • The style and colour frame perfectly the work

  • A float frame is a simple and contemporary look which enhances a work without overwhelming it

Acrylic on wood panel, 30 × 40 x 4 cm
Framed size: 32 × 42 x 7 cm

This richly layered acrylic painting is created on a sturdy wood panel and finished with three coats of gloss medium to bring out the depth of colour and texture. It’s presented in a hand-sanded meranti float frame, waxed to a soft sheen that complements the work without overpowering it. The final surface is gently taken back with beeswax to a beautiful satin finish that catches the light just right.

Wired and ready to hang straight out of the box.

This series was made as I was preparing to leave my Cedar Creek studio after 13 years.

  • I paint in acrylic on a wood cradled panel

  • framed in meranti for a finished size of approximately 2 cm all round, larger than the panel size. Please ask for the exact dimensions if required

  • d rings and wire are attached to the back

  • The piece is ready to hang

  • The painting is finished with 3 coats of gloss medium

  • When the gloss is dry, the surface is waxed to produce a soft satin finish.

  • The float frame is hand-constructed,

  • hand-sanded and

  • then waxed.

  • Meranti is a pinkish hardwood

  • The style and colour frame perfectly the work

  • A float frame is a simple and contemporary look which enhances a work without overwhelming it

This piece is part of a series of 21 paintings called "Goodbye Lot 20". We had put our house on the market in September 2024. By late autumn, the house was under offer, and I knew that I would be leaving my Cedar Creek studio. I had worked in this very spacious place for 13 years and had been extremely fortunate to work in such a stunning venue, with mountain views, rolling paddocks, and pythons. During May and June, the light in the studio is always beautiful. The changing light is softer, but the shadows are inkier and richer. I chose vessels with personal meaning and flora from my gardens and the paddocks. It was my farewell to a place we were ready to leave with a sense of gratitude. I knew I would miss the plants I had nurtured in trying terrain, but it was time to go. I worked in several sizes and cherished this time as a sanity break from the chaos of packing up life.