A group of emu’s who formed a band in the desert. Piano, digerdoo, saxophone, guitar, flute ,drummer and three singers, I don’t know why I painted the singers facing the sky, perhaps so they could pitch their voices higher. They are actually playing and singing an Australian classic “the dying stockman “. This piece is number 6 in my second series of 10 desert paintings.






Desert band
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Medium | Canvas Print, Canvas, Ready to hang |
Dimensions | Printed to size: 40cm (W) x 30cm (H) x 5.5cm (D) |
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Artist Bio
I am inspired by anything Australian. I admire the Australian indigenous culture and particularly the artwork. I did some painting in the seventies while I was in the police force in Victoria. I completed about 30 works and sold them through a local art shop. As I progressed in my police career I did my last painting in 1975. In 2018 43 years later I was having dinner in a restaurant and I saw a mural about 8 meters in length painted by indigenous artist Tommy Crowe. I knew immediately that I needed to start painting again. I spent a Month photographing the scenery, the desert , the deserted areas and the animals. I went as far as Nhulunbuy and when I got back to Numurkah I had enough information to put my ideas on canvas. I started painting emu’s and kangaroos and even camels and buffaloes. Recently I have been painting bigger paintings, big sky’s and subjects like things that I can remember as a child and young man. I like to explore different mediums but my work is mainly acrilic paint. Each of my paintings are unique and painted in my studio in Numurkah. I don’t do prints. I really enjoy producing my art I use good quality paint and canvases. I have sold works all over the world and in all States of Australia. Lately I have been painting wool/ shearing sheds, 65 completed so far.