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Back from a Break

30/4/2019

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I had a delusion once that I was going to be able to create an amazing hyper-realistic water painting, just like that. And I started with high hopes and good intentions.

I painted. And painted. And referenced my material, and painted and painted. And after creating about a third of the very basest of base coats I got really bored and walked away from it. 

For three years. 

And when I dug the canvas our again a week or so ago, I found that I had completely lost not only my reference material, but also my desire to create a hyper-realistic water painting. 
But what I had somehow found, in the space between, was a desire to paint something else. And with an interest in finishing things at the moment, and starting new things, I plunged in. Literally and figuratively. And created a small self-portrait of sorts which is a perfect illustration of how I'm taking things on at the moment; plunging in and hoping to hell I surface before my breath runs out. 

It feels really good to be creating steadily again. 
And I know my breath will hold out. It will. 
 
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I acknowledge the Traditional Owners and First People of the land on which I stand, who are collectively known as the Southern Yamatji People. I pay my respects to the Elders past, present and future, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and the hopes of the Southern Yamatji People.
I would also like to specifically acknowledge the Naaguja and Wilunya people from amongst the collective group of Southern Yamatji People and pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. The Naaguja and Wilunya Peoples are the Traditional Owners and First People of the place I have made my home and where I make my art. 




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