Big Sky

I was thrilled to bits to learn that Brett from the Bundaberg Writer’s Club had written a wonderful song, inspired by my ‘Big Sky’ painting In the WBHD 2 exhibition here at BRAG.

Brett’s song is posted on Vimeo…Click ‘Big Sky Dreaming’ to check it out.

Thanks Brett for the great song. You are inspiring me in return!  C x

WBHD 2...another great success story for BRAG!

'Sing your song songwriter,

wrap it in a big blue sky,

you give  it back to me

tied up with ribbons and riffs.

Big sky dreaming,

sharing, 

finding meaning.'

Big Sky

This is 'Big Sky',  an acrylic collage on canvas, 150cm sq.  It is one of four artworks that I produced for WBHD 2.  Two of the four works were sent to the beautiful Unsettled Gallery in Las Cruces, New Mexico...(one of which was sold)...please see previous post.

Enquiries about the 'Big Sky' artwork can be made to me or to the Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery.  cx

WBHD opening

The WBHD opening was at BRAG last Saturday morning at 10am, in order to link up with our Las Cruces, New Mexico counterparts.

Trudie, Jenny and their gallery assistants had the space beautifully set out.  There was a good turnout of appreciative artlovers who enjoyed the delicious appetisers and the live music while they perused the artworks.  Our Skype link up failed for the opening speeches,  but mysteriously became operative at a later stage.

I had the chance to talk via Skype to the lovely lady who purchased my work, 'Cane Cutter's Moon' seen below.

This work was my favourite of the four I have on show.  It is an acrylic collage on canvas. It was inspired by memories of the night-time cane fires that were once so prevalent around Bundaberg. Smoke haze and cane 'trash' would fill the air - the thick, dusty smell of the burn invading our senses.  Orchestration was  conducted to the sharp snaps and cursing crackles of the ravaging blood red and gold flames that whipped themselves into a frenzy, desperately penetrating the big sky. Trying to hold on.

But to no avail, the performance was soon over. Trash eventually falling to the ground, arranging itself into a fragile black veil that encompassed all.

These days, the cane is mostly cut green.

Wide Bay High Desert 2

At last the contracts for WBHD 2 have been signed so it is 'all systems go!'   This year I will