27 October 09

Going for a nice family walk at Blinman

A lot of time passed. The commissioned truck painting, 6 Trucks got finished, so I drove over to Melbourne and delivered it, calling in to see the Bridget McDonnell Gallery while I was there. A lovely, comfortable space. Bridget kindly agreed to hang my work if I ever get enough together.

So, I bought a lot of smaller stretchers with the aim of actually enjoying myself, but first got on with the next commission, an 140 x 180 cm pile of cars. It is very difficult. The Flinders Ranges are already creeping in across the skyline.

Also started putting together the necessities to set up a studio at Blinman though some friends went up there during the October long weekend and it was, apparently, full of motorbikes and 4wd’s now that the 120 km road from Hawker in the south is sealed and there were tents crammed everywhere, even on the soft shoulder, right alongside the road. The weather up there has been as atrociously cold and wet as it has been in South Australia and Victoria.