Pandemic Permitting, artists who live on the Mornington Peninsula, Victoria (myself included), will he opening up their studios on the following dates during November: 21-22 & 28-29 Nov 2020 Fingers crossed we are able to do so. In the meantime, the artists involved with this group are holding a current on line exhibition, which can be found on the website pictured. www.peninsulastudiotrailinc.org
This is the second painting in this series that was started as a poem in 2014. There may be a third painting and limited edition print to follow. Pigment on canvas - (H) 1m x (W) 1.7m
Underneath The Arches well underway - Rachael and Leah No2 on back wall and a happy woofer called Chloe in the foreground!
Overpainting is finished on three of six paintings in my series Underneath The Arches (see below). These are odd times in my studio during this lockdown, which in Victoria, Australia, is among the longest and hardest of lockdowns world wide. Strange times indeed, but nevertheless, manageable for many artists who in any day of the week, work in solitude for much of the time. So many problems have have come to the surface across the state of Victoria throughout the last six months: marriage breakup, suicide, family violence to name but three among a list of social issues that appear to be ignored (or at least to have been placed to one side for political reasons), by those who are in charge of
First of six paintings in this series is complete. Pigment on Linen. (H) 1m x (W) 1.2m
