Sunlit Gumleaves 9

This is an image of an original painting from my Australian native flora series. It depicts eucalyptus leaves ('gum leaves') in the Blue Mountains,... more

by Fiona Craig

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Dimensions

9.000 x 12.000 x 0.125 inches

Title

Sunlit Gumleaves 9

Artist

Fiona Craig

Medium

Painting - Oil On Archival Board

Description

This is an image of an original painting from my Australian native flora series. It depicts eucalyptus leaves ('gum leaves') in the Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia.

Please note: the FAA watermark does not appear on the actual painting or print.

"World Heritage listing:

Main article: Greater Blue Mountains Area
The Greater Blue Mountains Area was unanimously listed as a World Heritage Area by UNESCO on 29 November 2000, becoming the fourth area in New South Wales to be listed.[23] The area totals roughly 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi), including the Blue Mountains, Kanangra-Boyd, Wollemi, Gardens of Stone, Yengo, Nattai and Thirlmere Lakes National Parks, plus the Jenolan Caves Karst Conservation Reserve.

This site was chosen to be included on the World Heritage list because:

� "Criteria (ii) and (iv): Australia�s eucalypt vegetation is worthy of recognition as of outstanding universal value, because of its adaptability and evolution in post-Gondwana isolation. The site contains a wide and balanced representation of eucalypt habitats from wet and dry sclerophyll, mallee heathlands, as well as localised swamps, wetlands, and grassland. 90 eucalypti tax (13% of the global total) and representation of all four groups of eucalypts occur. There is also a high level of endemism with 114 endemic taxa found in the area as well as 120 nationally rare and threatened plant tax. The site hosts several evolutionary relic species (Wollemia, Microstrobos, Acrophyllum) which have persisted in highly restricted micro sites." (Wikipedia)

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June 16th, 2014