2019 was a tough summer for the people in my community. I live in Darug country in The Blue Mountains. We suffered through months of catastrophic bushfire which harmed a lot of animals, houses and properties.  My painting is a self portrait of me and 2 of my best friends standing on burnt ground, looking towards the Blue Mountains landmark ‘The Three Sisters’, a dreamtime story of magic, protection and survival of three young girls, living in an unsafe, dysfunctional landscape. My painting is the aftermath of a bushfire, with 3 young girls standing and watching over the bushland as it tries to regrow and survive. Although I am non Indigenous, I feel a connection to land through the strong representation of Indigenous culture and storytelling, like the story of The Three Sisters. I have chosen to paint the sky red, because I have come to understand that in Indigenous culture, a red sky signifies a change to cooler weather temperatures, the red sky in my painting symbolises hope that the fire has passed and a cool change will soon come to help put the fires out. This symbolism is layered with the theme of reconciliation. The friends I am linking arms with are Indigenous, in real life and in my painting. My use of water colours signifies the use of water to put out a bushfire but also to show nurturing and regrowth.