Emerging contemporary Indigenous artist and Gomeroi woman Melinda Luscombe reflected on the fragility of life while creating her latest work.

The traditional painting, an Acknowledgement of Country made up of thousands of dots and dashes, tells the story of LifeFlight's work across southwest Queensland and now hangs at the aeromedical charity's Toowoomba base.

Ms Luscombe drew on her family history while developing the artwork.

"I spent a lot of time thinking about my ancestry and the history of my family," she said.

"And I was compelled to think about my father and family and health in general when I was creating this painting."

The Toowoomba-based artist has a personal understanding of the importance of LifeFlight to regional Queensland communities after an aeromedical team transported her father, Robert Fitzsimmons, from Dalby Hospital to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane 12 years ago.

He was in a critical condition with a complex medical emergency, and the experience shaped her connection to the service.

"My connection to LifeFlight is a fairly personal one," Ms Luscombe said.

"It makes me a little bit emotional to think about LifeFlight and what they did for my dad.

"Without LifeFlight transporting him to Brisbane, I'm not sure what would have happened."

Ms Luscombe remains grateful her father received the care he needed.

"I'm extremely grateful for the services that LifeFlight provided for him to be able to make it," she said.

The painting features vibrant red tick bush and reflects Ms Luscombe's appreciation for Australia's native flora, with the use of colour marking a departure from her usual black-and-white paintings.

Traditional dot painting techniques were used to create the flowers, while images of flight paths, Western Downs meeting places, rain, stars, rainbows and watering holes celebrate traditional bush medicine and her connection to LifeFlight.

Ms Luscombe said her work was grounded in the natural environment.

"With most of my paintings, it's a reflection of connecting with the environment," Ms Luscombe said.

"I love that connection with plants because it's a tradition that my grandmother and my great grandmother would have practiced.

"It brings me happiness to relive what they would have practiced a long time ago."

The artwork links traditional healing practices with LifeFlight's modern aeromedical service.

"This painting is a celebration of traditional bush medicine incorporated with a modern service that looks after protecting and taking care of people," Ms Luscombe said.

"I used the red to highlight the importance of LifeFlight's services, and I think red ties in well with emergencies and the urgency of LifeFlight missions."

Curved lines have been used in place of traditional First Nations walking tracks to represent flight routes leading to Western Downs meeting places where LifeFlight crews operate.

Ms Luscombe has personal connections to the locations, including Toowoomba, Dalby, Chinchilla and Tara.

Native botanicals are central to the work and its connection to culture and Country.

"Native botanicals hold great importance in Indigenous communities and are the foundation of our cultural survival, connection to country and have been used in traditional ceremonies for thousands of years," Ms Luscombe said.

"It makes me feel excited to be an artist who has worked alongside LifeFlight for this project."

Kunzea grows locally across the Western Downs and has been used as a medicinal plant by Indigenous Australians for thousands of years.

Ms Luscombe has lived on Giabal and Jarowair land for more than two decades.

Her first solo exhibition, Light and Shade, will be held at the University of Southern Queensland Art Gallery from July 28 to August 23, showcasing her black-and-white paintings celebrating native flora and exploring the connection between Country, culture and community.