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Here I share thoughts and feelings about what inspires my paintings, and information about my latest work and activities.
Young fern in the forest
He was walking down a steep gravel path in the forest, trying to step slowly and not let his shoes slip from underneath him. He reached the bottom where the dirt had turned to mud from groundwaters building underneath. There was a patch of new fern fronds thriving in the moisture nearby. One was standing…
Three bees in the grevillea
He was on a quiet street where people had put personality into their front gardens. One had an English-style garden with three rose plants, perfectly pruned, behind a picket fence. Another had a miniature orange tree with cute round fruit, and a collection of wind chimes. He was passing one that was all green, sturdy…
Swallow perching at the lake
It was a windy day after heavy rains. The lake had overflowed and formed puddles on the path. The birds were out in numbers, swooping over the choppy water, standing firm in swaying branches; some hovering effortlessly mid-air as they faced into the wind with wings spread. A swallow with a bright orange neck was…
Sheltering behind the ferns
The air around him was cooling and feeling moist in his lungs as he walked further down the trail into the rainforest. He stopped behind a row of tall, fern fronds. They were stretching as high as they could while their fiddleheads gradually unfurled, trying to tickle the sky with their delicate leaves. He felt…
Magenta and white paper daisy in the urban garden
There was a messy garden beside the footpath. It was only three meters wide with a wire fence on the other side. He wasn’t sure if somebody from the neighbourhood had attempted to start a garden here, but they had lost interest and it had become unkempt and uncontrolled, or if an arrangement of flowers…
Lacebark in the park
He stopped under the long branches of the tree. Here the large flowers were positioned to catch the morning sunlight and had been the first to open on the tree, revealing powder pink petals around luscious magenta centres. He found two growing closely together from different branches and thought it looked like one had reached…
Exhibition wrap up: Colour and beauty in Australian nature
My solo exhibition Colour and Beauty in Australian Nature was on show at The Old Auction House gallery and creative hub August 7 – September 1 2025. 25 of my recent works were on display. All were oil paintings depicting real-life encounters with nature in Australia. Thank you to everybody who visited. I hope you…
Solo Exhibition: Colour and beauty in Australian nature. August 7 – September 1 2025
Christopher Strong pursues beauty, explores emotions and makes connections to the changing world around him by painting his personal encounters with nature in Australia. His work pays tribute to the abundance of life, energy and colour found in Australia’s flowers, plants and wildlife, and how experiencing nature brings meaning to our lives. This exhibition is…
Two swans by the jetty
He walked out onto a short jetty, looking down at the calm, opaque river water. A pair of black swans was swimming nearby, slowly drifting away from the shore. They took turns dipping their heads in the cold, blue water to search for food. They appeared to be partners in life and when one was…
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