Caldera Art Fellowship

The Caldera Art Fellowships raise awareness of regional biodiversity values, identified environmental sustainability issues, and conservation projects deserving greater public attention.  http://calderaart.org.au/Links/Fellowship11.pdf

"The Byron Bay Graminoid Clay Dwarf Heath in the Arakwal National Park, Northern NSW is the subject of my Caldera Art  Fellowship project.

The Byron Bay Graminoid Clay Dwarf Heath, is a critically endangered ecological community found only in Byron Bay in Northern NSW. Human impact is the greatest threat to the Byron Bay Heath, the only remaining 2.5 acres are threatened by weed invasion, clearing, erosion and storm water run off from the surrounding developed areas. 

The Byron Bay Dwarf Heath is a very pretty open landscape, full of birds. Most of the vegetation  is only knee high, so when walking through the heath you can enjoy  views across the landscape to the Byron Lighthouse and the ocean.

There are many flowering shrubs and plants throughout the Dwarf Heath, including some threatened species such as the Dwarf Heath Casuarina -Allocasuarina defungens, the Pink nodding orchid - Geodorum densiflorum, and the Byron Bay orchid - Diuris byronensis.

The Byron Bay Dwarf Heath is alive with birds,   Wattle birds, lorikeets, honeyeaters and friarbirds are particularly common.

Considering all the flowering plants and birds I have seen in the Byron Bay Heath, I decided to paint a series of decorative paintings, reminiscent of Japanese screen paintings, featuring many flowering plants and birds.

After many hours researching the plant species found in the Heath, I then spent time drawing and taking photographs in the field, returning to the area often to catch different plants in flower.

In addition to the series of Byron Bay Heath paintings, I also created a series of digital artworks (available as limited edition inkjet prints) that each focus on particular delicate flowering plants. 

I hope the resulting artworks reflect the beauty and fragility of the Byron Bay Heath, a unique ecological community we are privileged to be able to visit and enjoy."

                                                                                                     Karyn Fendley

"Byron Bay Dwarf Heath # 1 "  Karyn Fendley 2011

mixed media & acrylic on canvas 90 cm x 60 cm

$1500.00

“Byron Bay Dwarf Heath 2” diptych  Karyn Fendley 2011

mixed media & acrylic on canvas 90 cm x 60 cm

$3500.00

“Byron Bay Dwarf Heath 3”
Acrylic on canvas
H 90 cm x W 60 cm
$1500

“Fern leafed Banksia”  Karyn Fendley 2011

mixed media & acrylic on canvas 90 cm x 60 cm

$1500.00

“Honeyeater  1”
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas
H 30 cm x W 60 cm
$390

available through Barebones Artspace
44 Byron Street  Banglow NSW 2479
Australia

Phone 02 6687 1393
Email
contact@barebonesartspace.com.au

“Honeyeater  2”
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas
H 30 cm x W 60 cm
$390

available through Barebones Artspace
44 Byron Street  Banglow NSW 2479
Australia

Phone 02 6687 1393
Email
contact@barebonesartspace.com.au

“Wallum Heath 1” (Epacris pulchella)
limited edition inkjet print
framed w 40 cm x  h 30 cm
(no longer available)  

“Wallum Heath 2” (Epacris pulchella)
limited edition inkjet print
framed h 40 cm x  w 30 cm
(no longer available) 

“Wallum Heath 3” (Epacris pulchella)
limited edition inkjet print
framed w 40 cm x  h 30 cm
(no longer available) 

“Crinkle Bush” (Lomatia silaifolia)
limited edition inkjet print
framed h 40 cm x  w 30 cm
(no longer available) 

“Wallum Heath 4” (Epacris pulchella)
limited edition inkjet print
framed w  35 cm x  h 26 cm
(no longer available) 

“Wallum Heath 5” (Epacris pulchella)
limited edition inkjet print
framed w  35 cm x  h 26 cm
(no longer available) 

“Hairy Bush-pea” (Pultenaea villosa)
limited edition inkjet print
framed h 33 cm x  w 24 cm
(no longer available) 

“Lomandra”  (Lomandra filiformis)
limited edition inkjet print
framed h 33 cm x  w 24 cm
(no longer available)