The Wave, after Gwen's.
The first exercise, set by Gwen, at Hazelhurst Art and Community Centre, was to copy one of her works. It hit the spot! It fitted in so well! Without pushing the theme too much ( Well! Maybe!), my parents and I migrated on what has been called ‘the wave’, in 1956. In other words, during the period when the largest numbers of Dutch people, worried about a third world war, about housing shortage and the future for the children, migrated to South Africa, Canada and Australia, in particular.
I have a mental picture of my parents and me (then 39, 39 and 12) riding into Australia, on the crest of that wave.
Since 2002, I have been judging beaches for the Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Beach Challenge and one of the memorable presentations organised for me took place in the Manly Town Hall, when I was judging that beach.
One of the presenters and I had both had the experience of being taken to Manly Beach, not long after we arrived in Sydney, in the 50s.
The Wave, after Gwen's. belongs to the following groups:
Realist Paintings About Water Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints and Framed Prints
Marilyn Brown
Guess what, my mother’s family were one of the Dutch families you are talking about. They celebrated 50 years of being in Australia last year. I created Silkscreen monoprints from a photograph of the day they left Amsterdam. I gave each of them one. My mother was 12 as well!!!!!!
DarrellMoseley
I wish I could anything like you do. Thats a nice picture. Thanks for adding your own color. Darrell
Ciska
Love it. Great colours.
ktowers
nice work!!
Sharon Perrett
I love this picture, I especially love the way the light is shining through the wave, and again your memories are so interesting :))
JakeLieberman
Fantastic work…what a talent
HeidiK
Great waves!
Ozcloggie replied
Thanks, Heidi. As I wrote in the explanation: It’s so symbolic – to me.
Came to Australia on the wave of Dutch migration to Australia. It was the first painting in Hazelhurst, that started a wave of paintings.
And now I feel like I’m on one towards my first exhibition. Next week!
terezadelpilar
really beautiful..I love the sea..you did it so well:)
Ozcloggie replied
Thank you, terezadelpilar. It was the exercise/painting that started it all.
GEORGE SANDERSON
Great picute, you should be riding the crest of a wave !!!
Ozcloggie
This was my first painting, at Hazelhurst. A nice combination at the time, of my interests. And done as an exercise, set by a Hazelhurst teacher, called Gwen, who gave just the right amount of support.
cornelius b o'...
love the waves, love the sea
Ozcloggie
Thank you, PC. It’s so symbolic!
(Migrating on the so-called wave. This being the beginning of a burst of painting. And, my involvement with the Clean Beach Challenge…...) Thanks for taking the time.