The House at Goondiwindi 1983 Ink and gouache on rag paper 73 x 53cm
Brigalow Creek Midday (Belah Tree) 2018 gouache on rag paper 76 x 54cm
Wreckage (Kingswood) 1984 gouache on paper 85 x 61cm
Brigalow Creek Shadows 2018 Oil on Belgian linen 60 x 45cm
River Red Gum (My Mother's Tree) 1985 gouache on rag paper 76 x 56cm
Trees on Brigalow Creek 2018 Oil on Belgian linen 100 x 80cm
Young River Gum 2018 Oil on Belgian linen 60 x 45cm
Brigalow Creek Evening (Doolan Tree) 2018 gouache on rag paper 76 x 54cm
Goondiwindi is the place where my story began. I grew up in one of the seven almost identical Ash homes that roughly followed the course of Brigalow Creek just a few kilometres north of the town.
In recent years I have had the opportunity to revisit my experience of this former property (now part of the Glenn Oak precinct). These works are a very subjective response to the house, the landscape and the changes evident there over time and generations.
Although these paintings began as a response to a specific landscape and way of life, I hope that the underlying themes that relate to our unfolding lives and the passage of time bear relevance to others.
It is a privilege to have the opportunity to exhibit these works in the same town that inspired them.