{Oct Award update} – I am pleased to be awarded the 3rd prize in National Mental Health Month Art Competition 2021! May Your Days Be Filled With Light - Flowering Gum (2021)

​“R U OK?” Do you know Oct is the month of Victorian Mental Health month?
Thank you to everyone who’s reading this blog post. I want you to know that you are amazing.  I am back with good news on the 2nd blog post in Oct! 
 
Thank you, Mental Health Foundation Australia for this award again, this is the 3rd year that I participated and I am feeling grateful that I am able to pass the messages to people and of course, get recognition by the judges. This award means a lot.
Much appreciated to MHFA Chairperson Vasan ,Lord Mayor Sally Capp, City of Melbourne for holding and  supporting the event. Thank you Professor Peter Barlis for presenting the award. The National Mental Health Month 2021 Awareness theme is Post Pandemic Recovery Challenges and Resilience.
 
Award-winning artwork –
May Your Days Be Filled With Light - Flowering Gum (2021) by HSIN LIN
40cm (W) x 50cm (H) x 3.5cm (D)
Ready to hang. Acrylic on canvas.
 
Affirmation: Stand still and proud. May our days be filled with light.
 
From where I live in Bayswater, there is a big field of forest nearby my studio. Recently I found out that the new growth gum tree was having its first bloom. I was obsessed with the delightful view of the sunlight reflected on those striking orange blossoms every time I walk past this particular tree.
It has become a routine of mine to paint the first bloom of the plant around my surrounding, now you are looking at my latest interpretation of my favorite gum tree.
 
CORYMBIA FICIFOLIA (BABY ORANGE), a tough Australian native plant with brilliant bright orange flowers in summertime, is quite common in urban areas, gardens and streetscapes.
New growth appears bronze-red then turns green providing a beautiful contrast of colour.
Eucalyptus flowers also have the symbolic meaning of Healing and Protection.
 
Flowers always bloom in their own time without competing with other flowers. May we all bloom in our time in the best season. Hope you enjoy this artwork of mine.
If you would love to collect this particular piece, link here for direct purchase.

​I truly hope you enjoy this artwork as I do.
Stay safe wherever you are & happy collecting. 
Artist
HSIN LIN
@helloinnerpeace
#hsinlinart