 The group then purchased another 15 acres.The move to Wedderburn coincided with a move towards gestural abstraction in her paintings, with Cummings privileging the painting process over the subject matter.Both Cummings and Peart have been involved in campaigns to protect the environment of Wedderburn from development.In 1994 Cummings a small studio was destroyed by bushfires, along with significant amounts of work.