Tony’s father built the family house shortly after WWII. When he approached me about this painting, a gift for his father, I was a little reluctant. There was a handful of photos, some of the front of the house, some of the side, a view of the driveway and the orchard, and another one of [...]
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Looking around
I started by looking around in my immediate neighbourhood… I’m looking for ideas… I’m a detective. I believe you should be able to paint whatever you see with whatever you have at hand. So I’m looking. Lots of construction going on here… great cranes lifting slabs of concrete, dreams being built on a labourer’s sweat, [...]
June 10th, 2011
Richard Holden nation
What’s your memory of your first family car? For anyone over 40 it’s more than likely that great Aussie institution… the Holden. Whether it be the classic FJ or EJ, or the FB with its restyled interior and its finned tail-light clusters, the mere mention of a Holden evokes lazy days at the beach, childhood [...]
June 6th, 2011
Richard 





