country scene...

'Country Scene' (created about 1970's-1989) by Norris Brook
(For details about Rev Norris Brook and another painting,
see my blog post HERE)


life's weathered panels
dusky winds thrill to ride in
wide open portals

Autumn Branding...

'Autumn Branding' by Hugh Sawrey CBE (born in Forest Glen, Queensland, 1919, died Benalla, Victoria, 1999).
Sawrey was an Australian artist and founder of the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame, Longreach, Queensland.
- ref: Hugh Sawrey Career + Hugh Sawrey Biography
I took this photo of his work in my room at the Bayview on the Park hotel, Melbourne...


pioneer dusts
campfire charcoal brews
outback art 

Ross Bridge...

Ross Bridge, Tasmania by Rev Norris Brook...
Rev Norris Brook was a minister at the Yagoona Baptist Church, N.S.W. in the early '60's.
He and his wife Ethel had 2 boys - Craig and Dean...
( He began attending the N.S.W. Baptist Theological College in 1954.
Rev Ron Hansard was in his year.)
I think there was a daughter too, but I am not sure...
As a sideline to his ministry, he loved to paint in oils...
I loved mountains... and he painted a snow-capped mountain by water for me...
The painting above is the only example of his work that I have found online...


grim weathered landscape
a vital bridge
bathed in white light

Peacocks

Jesse Arms Botke (1883-1971)


white peacocks in spring
bridal veils entwined with
random bouquets