… And if the earthly no longer knows your name,
Whisper to the silent earth: I’m flowing.
To the flashing water say: I am. [i]
The Blue Hand.- Todays Child.
102 x 86 cm. Oil on Canvas. $4500
Turned Back by Christians
76 x 92 cm Oil on Canvas $3000
Future Through Water
Oil on Canvas. NFS
God is a Button
Mixed media on Art palette
NFS
Wilderness of 2020
102 x 122 cms Oil on Canvas $5000
They will be Bred Out 2011
Oil on Canvas. NFS
"The Blue Hand.- Todays Child."
At the time when a small boy's body was washed up on a beach in Greece. I was appalled at the hypocracy of people who were shocked; when this was an everyday occurrence. Because this poor child happen to be in the papers, it was treated like a new occurrence when it happened every day and still does.
"Turned Back by Christians"
This work is about Scott Morrison who, along with Peter Dutton, Tony Abbott and John Howard were responsible for sending people away from Australia whilst they were attempting to seek asylum and safety for themselves and their families. There allegedly is a case against them at The International Court of Justice, with charges of crimes against humanity.
"Future Through Water"
This painting is about the fear and stress that the refugees experience throughout their horrendous journeys across the water.
"God Is A Button"
Every Easter. I see the droves of people going off to Church. The hypocrisy you see of people who's obsession with the dollar fills the world with second rate junk, and yet there they are on Sundays begging forgiveness for their sins, and justifying their greed . So I think perhaps God is a Button. He/she may as well be.
Wilderness of 2020
During the Melbourne Covid-19 lockdown, I was watching one of the TV channels, and was surprised at the number of times the hosts said "Stuck at Home." I understood that it was extremely difficult for people who were living in apartments, but those who had homes with backyards and room to move, I wondered what their homes were like and why they felt stuck there. Why not do something to change that feeling? To some people I pointed out that at least they weren't living in tents or having bombs dropping on them like at least
25 million people around the world experience every day.
They Will Be Bred Out
I can remember as a child in the 1950's people talking about the First Nation people, and that they would eventually be "bred out". My own Grandmother used to say "Remember you come from 'good stock'". I thought she was talking about soup, but much later I realised she was telling me we were 'well bred'.
[i] Rainer Maria Rilke The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke Sonnets to Orpheus II, 29 Edited and Translated by Stephen Mitchell Harper & Row Publishers 1989 p255