The central section of this painting is a close representation of Lloyd Rees' " A South Coast Road" {1951] . The two detail images allow you to compare Rees' original and my slightly more colourful replication.
I have travelled down the coast from Sydney to camp ,surf and fish, all my life. The rolling green hills of the farming country south of Woolongong marking the end of the city's influence
. Rees' loved the district and bought a country house at Werri Beach, near Gerringong. The beautiful coast and Idyllic rural hinterland inspired many of his now famous paintings.
This work is an observation on the disappearance of this countryside under the tiles and tar tentacles of housing development.
South Coast [observations on a theme by Lloyd Rees]
Artwork Details
Medium | Acrylic, Ready to hang |
Dimensions | 72.1in (W) x 36.2in (H) x 1.2in (D) |
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Artist Bio
A dissatisfied student of Architecture for four years at U.N.S.W. I left to study at the Julian Aston School in Sydney. I loved the classical observational approach to drawing and painting and was awarded the school prizes for Life Drawing ,Painting, Portraiture and landscape. I then studied for two years in London and Paris where my love France and French painting evolved .
Subsequently I taught at the Julian Ashton School, privately in my own classes and at numerous workshops around Australia and France
Artist are always searching for studio space and in 1985 I came across a derelict industrial building in Newtown, which I could buy cheaply . Drawing on my architectural training and periodic work as a builders laborer I designed and built , by myself, a studio and residence where I still live and paint today .
With my wife, painter Vicki Parish and son Bryn I lived France for three years near Tours . Bryn went to school and Vicki and I ran an Art Center for visiting painters.. While there we discovered, in a small nearby village, another derelict building , this time a disused winery, that we could afford to buy. Another round designing and hard work repairing and renovating followed We now have an Atelier and Residence in the country side where return each year to paint , exhibit talk French and catch up with friends.
I have exhibited fifteen times individually and in multitudes of group shows in Australia and France. I was elected a Life Member of the Australian Watercolour Institute i2019.
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