This is a Cairn; rocks stacked to make a tower. They’re a few of these impressive stacks on a small beach beneath Long Reef headland on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Historically a cairn was used as a navigational tool, or a marker to indicate a sacred site. There is controversy about these stacks being constructed in our modern day as it is considered that they may disrupt the ecosystem of the area. When I saw this stack recently I admired the skill it had taken to build. It looked like it had been there for some time. I was also watching a young family begin another, using rocks washed up from the shoreline. They were enjoying carefully constructing the tower and leaving it there as a mark of their time together. The cairns intrigue me and whether or not they should still be built is another matter. They are still something that captures a moment or a meaning for someone. Here I have captured this stack in oil paint made by some unknown person. This painting would look great in a sunroom or beach house or on a verandah or open plan living space. . Perfect for a beach style interior.