#swainsonia

[snailspotter]

Today's snail: Swainsonia fissurata

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[lizpowley]

This is a favourite photo of one of my long term works in progress 😀I just love that flower. Do you have any WIPs you adore but haven't yet finished? #wip #art #painting #acrylicpainting #acrylics #sturtsdesertpea #skull #glazing #adelaideart #adelaideartist #southaustralianart #southaustralianartist #swainsonia #southaustralianfloralemblem #australiannativeplants #artsigram #artsofinstagram #realisticart #realism #realismart #australianoutback #outback

[heaveninawildflower]

'Swainsonia' (or Swanflower) illustration from 'Childs Rare Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits' (1896).

 U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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