Deirdre Bean | Pandanus

Deirdre Bean 

2020

“During my time painting the mangroves in Far North
Queensland, I spent a lot of time exploring the coastal shores.

The pandanus trees always stopped me in my tracks with its
strappy, shaggy green leaves, and the older ones, brown and
tangled: the bright orange seed head making a statement
amongst them all. They stand as sentinels at the margin
between the sand and the forests, a sanctuary for birds and
insects.

COVID19 has provided me with the time to get lost in its foliage.