The Original Mile Long Jetty at Derby, Western Australia, in 1948.
This greeted us as Immigrants and was our first sight of Australia. We did wonder what the rest of our new country would look like!
The painting was reconstructed from my father’s movie of the event. It should have some Historic Significance as no images exist of the original world famous jetty which burnt down – in the ’60s I think?
My family has always been Proud to call Australia Home, and we consider ourselves to be very fortunate to live in such a wonderful country.
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This Monday the 25th, we celebrate the birthday of one of Scotland’s favourite sons – Robbie Burns.
I think many of us have a drop of Scottish blood in us, or wish we did. As the Scottish saying goes “There are only two kinds of people in this world – ones that are Scottish, and ones who want to be!”
One of my favourite Robbie Burns’ lines, on the background of my painting “The Shadows of Glencoe”, 70 x 50cm, watercolour on Arches archival paper.
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When travelling I am often amazed at the delights that can be found if we take the trouble to get off the main highways. I have a compulsion to check out each and every back road, farm road, and interesting signage to ‘somewhere’………always on the lookout for potential painting subjects that grab my attention. Just another corner………who knows what lies beyond the bend? I came across this little beauty, on a hot, hot day, in the back paddock of a cattle station – complete with termites happily building their mounds in its shade.
Life, as a painter, can be interesting and intriguing too, if we bother to hesitate in our busy lives, and instead of doing what we have always done, just deviate off the path a little. Who knows what we might discover? What gems we might produce? We can always backtrack onto our preferred course if things don’t pan out. At least we won’t die ‘not knowing’.
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One of my own favourite quotes……..there’s really nothing more to add.
All of an artist’s life is reflected in a painting………the attitudes, philosophies and life experiences………everything that matters…….growing, evolving, and maturing until end days.
