Journal: 'Owls Wood', 2006-2007

Containers:: Box 18
Component identifier:: File 55
Content Summary:: Based at Owls Wood with trips to Sydney, Melbourne and Cape York/Torres Strait. Knee operation and recovery. Writing notes for book entitled John Olsen at 80. Descriptions of works in progress including: Cape York Loopy Rivers, Dry Season Cape York and large mural King Tide. Reflections on Manet, De Koonig, Clement Meadmore,Donald Friend, Fred Williams, Patrick White, the Durrells in Corfu and Lloyd Rees. Sketches including of: a fly; scrub turkey; Thursday Island scenes and people; frog; cats and dogs; food ; flying kites; childhood by the sea; Doc Martin/Martin Clunes; plants; Wayne Swan; Oscar Mentink; and Max Harris. Presented with Life Membership and medal at NGV dinner. Thoughts on Thursday Island people and surroundings and of flying up the western side of Cape York and the inspiration to paint as a response. Views on expressionism, tone in paintings and discovery in the evolution of works. Also on price achieved for Love in the Kitchen. Meals and recipe references.

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