The use of acrylic paints and en plein air, meaning created in the outdoors, was used to create an emotional response from the audience. Additionally, the artists’ applied use of complementary colour techniques was a positive aid in the representation of the natural environment. The complementary colours of green and red is used to portray the natural Australian landscape, contrasting to the destruction that the fire had caused. The main focus are the black, soot-covered trees that were burnt from the fire, surrounded by tones of red and orange representing the damage caused by the fire, and green and yellow tones signifying the remaining, untouched trees and signs of new
The use of acrylic paints and en plein air, meaning created in the outdoors, was used to create an emotional response from the audience. Additionally, the artists’ applied use of complementary colour techniques was a positive aid in the representation of the natural environment. The complementary colours of green and red is used to portray the natural Australian landscape, contrasting to the destruction that the fire had caused. The main focus are the black, soot-covered trees that were burnt from the fire, surrounded by tones of red and orange representing the damage caused by the fire, and green and yellow tones signifying the remaining, untouched trees and signs of new