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A bush Christmas

by Lynton Allan

I always admire artists who capture the true essence of the Australian outback, those who portray it in an honest and raw fashion. Frederick McCubbin is one such artist. This painting is my nod to his famous painting On the Wallaby Track, also a phrase that was used to describe roaming of the edges of bush properties by itinerant workers seeking work when times were tough. The young mother, depicted here as Mary, is vulnerable and alone as she faces the harshness of life without family to help and the security and comforts of a home to live in. As she gave birth to the Christ child, she was also giving birth to the wonder and mystery of God with us in the earthliness of life. God is not distant and immune from suffering and pain but comes to us when we least expect it