Catching up with some old work...

I recently went to visit an old friend, Adrian, and found two of my artworks hanging on his wall. One of them is a painting from 2006, which is a long time ago, and both my work and myself have changed much since then. So it was a little confronting, but also a little comforting! Here it is! It is called 'Her Majesty I', and was one of many paintings I did, after being inspired by a visit to the Grampians.

The other artwork hanging on his wall, was a more recent multi plate linocut, titled 'Watching over Country' 2012. This a slightly cropped image as the real work is slightly bigger. But it takes in the view of Melbourne from where I live in the West, and includes the Port and container yards, the Bolte Bridge and even the stadium, as well as some of Melbourne's skyscrapers: the Eureka tower, and Daimaru.  And I am trying to take heed from our Indigenous culture to embrace a sense of responsibility and care towards the land upon which we live.

Then I went to visit my even older friend Liz, who had two more paintings from 2005 and 2007. I think because it is so long ago and because in 2007 I gave up painting and switched to printmaking, I feel somewhat impressed and even awed by these works.

Big Maribyrnong River Sky, oil on canvas, 40x50cm

City lights, acrylic on recycled picture frame, approx 40 x50

And recently I also went to visit my Mother, and saw some of my oil paintings from 2006 of her old garden shed. (And seven years on the old shed and tree next to it are still standing!)

That's enough reminiscing for today!