A few years back, chatting with my wife and a couple of friends in a pub, we discussed travelling overseas in the search of adventure. Within a few weeks we decided we’d fly to North Queensland. Why? My wife’s one condition was we’d go to Rockhampton, it had the perfect mean temperature all year round. The notion was stirred by a homesick Australian child in a classroom in north-east England. We’d never be cold again, all we needed to do was find jobs.
The friends left first, they found jobs on a cattle station in Rocky as a jackaroo and jillaroo. It was a far cry from working in nightclubs and restaurants in the UK!
As for us, ten years passed before we got to travel way north of Brisbane. And it didn’t disappoint, it was a brilliant experience, intoxicating, experiencing the lush landscape of intense colour and its people.
John Maitland Red Hill Art Gallery
Frangipanis of Spring 2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 115cm x 115cm $7,190
Boy and the Moon
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 102cm x 102cm
$5,700
Child and the Moon
2023
Oil on Canvas, 102cm x 102cm
$5,700
Starry Night
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 102cm x 102cm
$5,700
Blue Moon
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 192cm x 122cm
$12,800
Child, the Moon and the Kite
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 102cm x 102cm
$5,700
Little Yellow Trees and White Cockatoos
2023
Oil on Canvas, 54cm x 87cm
$2,690
Three Girls and Butterflies
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 140cm x 100cm
$7,700
Flight of the Butterfly
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 80cm x 60cm
$3,900
Our Mum
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 102cm x 102cm
$5,700
Mum's Advice
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Board, 90cm x 90cm
$4,900
White Cockatoos
2023
$4,900
Friends 2023
Oil & Acrylic on Board, 90cm x 90cm
$4,900
Oil & Acrylic on Board, 90cm x 90cm
Family in Orange
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 122cm x 92cm
$6,190
Elusive Butterflies
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 180cm x 71cm
$7,290
Spring Series III
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Board, 120cm x 90cm
$6,190
Purple 2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 122cm x 92cm
$6,190
Walking in the Rain
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 102cm x 102cm
$5,700
My Favourite Season... Spring!
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 150cm x 102cm
$8,490
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 180cm x 71cm
$7,290
Spring Series II
2023
$4,600
2023
$5,700
Girls Dancing on Yellow and Blue Oil & Acrylic on Board, 90cm x 90cm Patrick Grooms the Horse Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 120cm x 120cmThe Girl in White
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Board, 122cm x 61cm
$4,100
Spring Celebration
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas, 102cm x 102cm
$4,100
Spring Series IV
2023
Oil & Acrylic on Board, 90cm x 149cm
$7,400
In recent months I revisited North Queensland, and it had the same intoxicating effect, a huge moon and starry skies that went forever. Balmy winter nights… steaks to die for!
Also, recently, I’ve been asked a few times, about my very early series, “Children and the Moon.” And “Coolum and the Moon”. So, I’m delighted to say I’ve revisited that series with the memories of my recent trip still fresh.
I’ve also included a few of my “Elusive Butterfly” series (inspired by a number of aborted attempts due to weather conditions including Cyclone Gabriella to see our new Kiwi edition to the family.) So, the Elusive Butterfly became the perfect metaphor for Audrey.
I hope you will enjoy and agree these latest vignettes truly are jewels from the palette of…
John Maitland Red Hill Art Gallery
2023
