Auguste Blackman 'Gum Blossoms' minimalist Critics were struck by the

Critics were struck by the works’s undercurrent of unease

Captured en plein air

Her use of light

minimal and cerebral art

Pietro Annigoni spent his artistic career reviving the Renaissance

Auguste Blackman 'Gum Blossoms' minimalist Critics were struck by theDuring the European Renaissance, depictions of flowers became a way for an artist or patron to communicate their worldliness. A painting of a non native plant indicated that its creator had access to among the most rare and fleeting of beauties. In this work, Auguste Blackman eschews this notion to instead, prize a flower close to home. 'Gum Blossoms' is a sumptuous ode to its eponymous subject. It evokes the plants impact, which sees a flame of