For the Twelve by Twelve BrownSageBlue Colourplay challenge, I made Copacabana Sentinels, a piece depicting the two tall Norfolk pines next to the Copacabana Surf Life Saving Club that are a local landmark:
Fast forward four years (is it really that long?!), and the view from my studio is changing. One of the trees was struck by lightning and is in rapid decline with browning limbs. The council is monitoring the tree but it is likely to be cut down in coming months.