Original: pencil and watercolour on paper Print: giclee on 216 gsm mixed media paper

Acacia Pyncnatha, commonly known as the Golden Wattle, is not only Australia’s national floral emblem, but its wonderfully fragrant blooms are also used in perfumery. As one of my friends excitedly remarked when presented with the various species of wattle at the farm during peak blooming season, their flowers are “like little balls of sunshine”.