With the exception of extensive travel, Kevin Connor has been a Sydneysider his whole life. Throughout this time, this city has been his subject matter. Resisting the lure of our famous Harbour, Connor has focused on urban scenes, saying “I love this city and that’s why I paint it” (Art Gallery of NSW Art Sets. The art that made me: Kevin Connor). This painting is one of Connor’s less urban scenes, a gestural depiction of a small pocket of the natural world, but retains his customary grit.