Chris Osborne Art

I have visited Cradle Mountain, Tasmania a few times as I love hiking, and I have always wanted to do the Overland Track.

Skagway had some amazing buildings, and I could have happily spent hours taking photos and sketching all day.

Just as I was taking my artworks down I could hear someone calling my name, I automatically thought oh bugger what have I done.

I was originally going to sketch this in charcoal from the same burnt tree I was photographing but totally forgot as I have a memory like a goldfish.

About two weeks after the bush fires, I went to the state forest to see what the damage was like and see if I could find some tree stumps to sketch...

I have been photographing tree and stumps for years and since February I've been addicted to sketching them.

I arrived at the show after working on cutting new fire trails at Possum Park in the morning and was ready for something to eat as I'd worked up a good...