I’ve lived in Eaglemont where the ‘Eaglemont School' produced any number of wonderful landscapes and even though it was a built up area in the 1990’s I could still work out where this painting was produced due to being able to site the mountains in the distance.

Arther Streeton’s ‘ Golden Summer, Eaglemont’ is at the top of my list of images produced by this group.

Mr Hammer wrote on Dec 29^th, 2020 at 8:31pm:

Has your foetid imagination taken you any further?

Frank wrote on Dec 30^th, 2020 at 9:45am:

But did he become a vegetarian?

issuevoter wrote on Dec 30^th, 2020 at 8:20pm:


What a Brave Artist

Frank wrote on Dec 31^st, 2020 at 9:54pm:


Primary school response.

issuevoter wrote on Jan 1^st, 2021 at 8:18am:
The artist could be colour blind or trying to express their first impression of such a landscape when they  encountered it. The worst reason for this coloration could be to make the work sell.
‘Fashion’ in the fine arts could be the simple explanation. On the other hand an experience I had in a friend’s commercial gallery might explain things.
I’d always regarded my art as no more than for my own relaxation and therapy refusing to sell any even to friends. My gallery owner friend invited me to an opening he was putting on suggesting I’d actually enjoy the experience and change my mind about putting on an exhibition of my own stuff. I coped with the cheap wine, crappy food etc but when I overheard a couple discussing a particular painting I departed determined to never get involved in the commercial side of the art world.
Here’s a brief précis of the conversation I witnessed.
Him “Darling, I really like this one and it would fit perfectly over the sideboard in the dining room”
Her “No way would that look good against the orange leather on the dining chairs”
Him “But darling, I’m sure if we ask the artist he’ll do a version for us with lots of orange’
If any of you think this is a modern phenomena familiarity with the Vatican’s history of patronage and demands of artists would change your mind.

The greatest Australian Artist (and designer) that I know of is an American by chance. Burley-Griffith who was part of the greatest Artistic eras (Art Deco) which is still 'visually' more pure than any other decade and its cacophony of styles fighting it out.

The intelligent designs and visual angle Griffith bought to the concept of a 'City' is awesome.

I like Artists who 'Dream Big'.
More so than the likes of a painter on a 1m squared canvas.

The people of the World are waiting for a Dream Big (as big as a 'nation' ) Artist.
Not some 'old' historic artist or some meaningless abstract kiddie art.
The people of the World want a Game Changer.

The majority of Australian Artists follow the Gov-General to European style Art or the PM to American/Disney style Art.
Or Media Art - which is all about Archibald 'celebritiness'.

Dream Big when it comes to Art in Australia.