Living in Sydney's Inner West I wanted to honour the amazing heritage of the Five Dock area where many families from the Aeolian Islands settled with this new series.
I have been looking for the quintessential Five Dock landmark to capture for some time. Much of the Five Dock village architecture strictly speaking is in need of some TLC, but what it lacks in aesthetics and refinement, it definitely makes up with gritty authenticity and heart - and some great food.
After much deliberation, I picked the iconic Raineri continental deli as the first in this series, and it's not hard to see why.
As with my other Sydney series, I focus on capturing the distinguishing architectural features and details of these gems.
I painted this work early 2024 and then found out that Raineri of course has been made Insta famous and th e re have been very long queues of Sydnesiders since last year lining up for the famous panini rolls!