Hobie Porter presents a detailed anaylsis of his investigation into the relationship between landscape and painting. Using Tower Hill as a subject, Porter has produced 10 highly technical oil paintings which explore the varied history of this unique site. Completely denuded by the 20th Century through farming and colonial activity, Tower Hill was revegetated by close examinatino of the flora visible in Von Guerard's famous painting, currently housed in the Warrnambool Art Gallery.