Disappearing Skylines, a series of 20 oil-on-linen paintings depicting the Simpson Desert, Torres Strait, Far North Queensland, the Galilee Basin, Fraser Island, the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Western Bass Strait and Tasmania, was exhibited at Latrobe Art Space in March 2022.

Lyn says: ‘One day, when I was on Teewah Beach north of Noosa, looking up at the high coastal dunes. I realised they reminded me of the rusting roofs in Brisbane’s West End where I live. I thought of the beautiful corrugated iron roofs that are disappearing, making way for high-rise towers, just as the coastal dunes are eroding. I thought then of the changing deserts, the vanishing forests and the rising oceans.

‘In this series, I focus on the beauty of the skylines we love. They are disappearing as the climate changes and development, mining, tourism and logging ramp up. The Disappearing Skylines paintings show what I saw and felt when I visited these places. I thought of the beauty that was there and what may be there tomorrow.

‘I paint in oils because I love their sensuous nature and the colours they create.’

These oil paintings are all 91.5 cm x 61 cm on high-quality triple-primed stretched linen canvas. They are ready to hang or can be framed in a floating wooden frame.