#abandoned Tag

Abandoned since 1983, White Bay Power Station stands silent in decay,
wearing rusting corrugated iron and red brick, broken windows
(now boarded) and tufts of grass, while it waits, and waits, and waits
to seewhat the future will bring. I have been painting this crumbling
structure for about eight years – I will miss it when it’s been cleaned
up and/or developed. Hopefully it will be sympathetic (like the Substation
in Melbourne or some of the ex power stations in the UK).
For now, I will keep painting what’s left of this awesome structure.
These small, beautifully framed gouache (opaque watercolour) paintings
of White Bay are now available at Gallery 503.

Gallery 503
503 Balmain Road Lilyfield 2040 (at the Cecily Street bus stop & traffic lights)

As part of the Inner West Open Studio Trail, The Collective Art Show
is a mixed exhibition of new work by some local artists who
have exhibited at Gallery 503. I will have new rooftop paintings for sale
in my studio from the Very Small series, but I’m exhibiting a pair of new
power station paintings in The Collective show.
These are close ups of the coal loader (detail at left) you can see from
Robert Street in Rozelle. Rusty, crusty and rich in texture and ochres and
terracotta colours. They are individual paintings but look stunning as a pair!

Join us for drinks on Saturday 13 May, 4-6pm.
Gallery 503, Balmain Road & Cecily Street Lilyfield 2040
Exhibition dates: May 11-25