Blog Feed: Painting Barangaroo

Transmogrify

Published on 2011-10-24 18:46:00

Definitions(verb) To transform into some other person or thing, as by magic; convert or transform in general.To completely alter the form of. Notes'Transmogrify' was coined around the 1650s, and is perhaps a combination of 'transmigrate,' pass from one country or jurisdiction to another; to pass from one body into another; to cause to pass or migrate from one region or state of existence to another; and 'modify,' to change the properties, form, or function of Starting painting "Panorama o [..] > read more

Sitzkrieg

Published on 2011-10-17 06:18:00

A stalemateWarfare marked by a lack of aggression or progress.inaction, doing little or nothingphoney warEtymologyCoined on the model of blitzkrieg : German Sitz, act of sitting; see sitz bath + German Krieg, war; see blitzkrieg. For almost a year there has been an eerie paralysis at Barangaroo. After the last wharf was demolished, the excavators went home.Nothing much has been happening. Just waiting.Waiting for court challenges to be resolved, waiting for a change of government, waiting for a [..] > read more

Cut off

Published on 2011-08-30 00:29:00

To remove via cutting.To isolate or remove from contactTo end abruptly. A designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated Break a small piece off from At 4pm last Friday afternoon, I arrived back at Moore's Wharf after a day spent putting the finishing touches on my enormous painting of White Bay Power Station.I saw a crane through the trees of Clyne Reserve, the pocket hankerchief size park next to the Sydney Harbour Control Tower.The men in the workbox were from T [..] > read more

View from the ivory tower

Published on 2011-08-26 07:45:00

Millers Point from top of Harbour Tower ink acrylic gouache on paper 120 x 131cmHIGHLY COMMENDED : 2011 Royal Easter Show$10,500 Catalogue number 9Exhibited "May close without warning..." Frances Keevil GalleryEnquiries about this and similar paintings A moody charcoal and ink drawing of a bird's eye view of Miller's Point in the early morning from the Harbour Control Tower. This panorama is a study for an even larger oil painting on canvas, which could be my farewell to the Tower. Every time I [..] > read more

Bacon and eggs in Miller's Point Part 2

Published on 2011-08-17 07:07:00

I finished my painting of the Harbour Control Tower by lunchtime. At last I was able to move my cramped, chilly limbs and choose a position for the afternoon painting where I could bask in the feeble winter sunlight.The brickwork of the Argyle Cafe actually is quite dark, but it glows burnt orange as it was caught in the afternoon sun. The warmth contrasts beautifully with the deep green awnings and timberwork of the windows.Painting the 'Argyle Cafe, late afternoon Millers Point'2011 oil on can [..] > read more

Bacon and Eggs in Miller's Point

Published on 2011-08-15 08:14:00

After hearing disturbing rumours about the future of the Harbour Control Tower, I arrived at the crack of dawn to check that my easels on the top floor and the Tower itself were still standing.By 8am I was tempted by the delicious aroma of a breakfast fryup of bacon and eggs wafting from the Argyle Cafe on the corner of Argyle and High Streets.A good old fashioned breakfast in a good old fashioned suburb.After breakfast I decided to look for a spot to paint and wandered only a couple of metres [..] > read more

The Empty Wharf

Published on 2011-05-29 20:50:00

Ghost TowerThe empty wharf' oil on canvas 25 x 51 cm 2009It's finally happened.Sydney Ports Corporation has moved out of the Sydney Harbour Control Tower at Barangaroo and into their spiffy new purple and silver premises at Port Botany.The mushroom h > read more

Painting Miller's Point from the top of Harbour Control Tower New Year's Eve 2010- Part 4:Through a glass darkly

Published on 2011-01-08 05:20:00

Painting on New Year's Eve 2010 from Amenities Level at the top of the Sydney Port's Harbour Control Tower. Painting on New Year's Eve 2010 from Amenities Level at the top of the Sydney Port's Harbour Control Tower Painting of Barangaroo at sunset, w > read more

Painting Miller's Point from the top of Harbour Control Tower New Year's Eve 2010- Part 3 : Panorama

Published on 2011-01-08 05:15:00

'Miller's Point from the top of the Harbour Tower' 2010-11 oil painting on canvas 61 x 183cm Painting Miller's Point from top of Harbour Tower. This is my painting for the late afternoon, with the shadows lengthening along the roads and carving > read more

Painting Miller's Point from the top of Harbour Control Tower New Year's Eve 2010- Part 2: Moore's Wharf from the eye in the sky

Published on 2011-01-08 04:43:00

Painting on New Year's Eve 2010 from Amenities Level at the top of the Sydney Port's Harbour Control Tower. Painting Moore's Wharf and the Sydney Port's Corporation Emergency Response Tugs while waiting for the 9pm fireworksMy easel is set up in the > read more

Painting Miller's Point from the top of Harbour Control Tower New Year's Eve 2010- Part 1: Nice Rooftops

Published on 2011-01-08 04:40:00

I arrived at the Harbour Control Tower very early for New Year's Eve - about 10am and left after 4am. It was a very long day and a night and a day up there.A small study of the rooftops of the heritage Miller's Point terraces. Unfinished oil painting > read more

Buzzing Around

Published on 2011-01-06 18:22:00

'Pacific Jewel at Wharf 5, Barangaroo, with Black Hawk helicopters' 2010 oil painting on canvas 31 x 103cmA training exercise (hopefully). This happened several times during September - November 2010. Must have scared the passengers out of their wits > read more

My Paintings in the Xmas exhibition at the Frances Keevil Gallery

Published on 2010-12-07 05:36:00

My Barangaroo paintings for sale - Open until Friday 24th December 2010Stormclouds over the wharf 2007 oil painting on canvas 61 x 91cm.Enquiries about this painting The last of the cranes of East Darling Harbour. All three were formerly painte > read more

Recently Sold Paintings from the Sydney Open : The Hungry Mile and Barangaroo

Published on 2010-11-29 20:17:00

Not all of these paintings were displayed at the '30, The Bond' during the Sydney Open, but were sold to people who saw my exhibitions and later made enquiries to my gallery. I was kept quite busy the next week - paintings were flying around like fri > read more

My exhibition: "From the Hungry Mile to Barangaroo"

Published on 2010-11-27 01:11:00

My exhibition: "From the Hungry Mile to Barangaroo"Foyer of LendLease 30,'The Bond', 30 Hickson Road, Millers Point Paintings of Barangaroo at Sydney Open - 30, The BondFrom left to right: easel on left: top : 'Relics from the Dead House 2' 2007 > read more

Brilliantly renovated and cut in half

Published on 2010-11-08 18:38:00

'Red Square' and 'The Drill Rig' - An update This painting and the next were originally parts of the same canvas. A sudden gust of wind and the canvas was picked up and impaled on the edge of the easel. One of the many hazards of life a > read more

Something old-Something New- Some paintings at Barangaroo

Published on 2010-10-25 19:50:00

An Architectural Adventure The 'Sydney Open' -presented by the Historic Houses Trust My paintings will be on exhibition at several venues during the Sydney Open, a biennial event presented by Historic Houses Trust that showcases Sydney’s architect > read more