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solo exhibition

3 States
paintings of NSW
South Australia
& the Northern Territory

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12 February to 11 March 2010

Weswal Gallery
Tamworth 192 Brisbane St. 02 6766 5847

At the launch

With Sally Clifton of The Heights Cafe Bar.
After the launch we headed to John & Sally's to celebrate with fine food & wine.
Anywhere that has the music of kt Tunstall's in the background has gotta be good!
@ 91 The Heights Sth Tamworth 6765 4155

Weswal's Director Tonia Mason & from Tamworth's
Regional Gallery Sandra McMahon.

Tonia Mason again with Art North West's
New Regional Development Officer, a mover & shaker: Jane Kreis.

The Kangaloon Group
Creative Ecology

February 2010 has seen the first official get together of The Kangaloon Group and I'm proud to be a founding member along with my friend poet Mark Tredinnick www.marktredinnick.com.au
and Anthropologist Deborah Bird Rose & co. (see www.ecologicalhumanities.org )
and Philosopher Freya Mathews www.freyamathews.com & others.

After being inspired by a symposium at Macquarie Uni headed by visiting philosopher Prof. James Hatley (Salisbury USA) we felt our collective passions could be put to good use.

We describe ourselves as a fellowship of creative scholars who are looking at bringing our talents, expertise & passion to present exhibitions, performances and events both artistic & academic to address our concerns with our changing environment.
watch this space!

To see how these creative colleagues have already inspired me see my field notes: inland page

inland

I've just got back from a painting trip this August/Sept 2009.
I worked in and around Broken Hill, in particular the Mundi Mundi Plain.
From Broken Hill I travelled inland to South Australia's Flinders Ranges.
Once there I worked around the Hawker area, up to Wilpena Pound and journeyed up
North to the Gammon Ranges and Arkaroola.
It was creatively fruitful and photos & some pastels will feature on Field Notes: see Inland

Thanks to all those who attended my latest exhibition
RED EARTH COUNTRY in Bowral, June 2009.
Thanks also to Shirley & Jim Becke
of the Milk Factory Gallery.
Extra thanks to the folks of the Southern Highlands.
You made me feel at home and your comments
and feedback are greatly appreciated.
To those who purchased my work: may you enjoy my pictures
as much as I enjoyed creating and presenting them.

the opening
photos by Leah O'Brien
Southern Highland News

Sadly my brother Ed & I lost our Mother.
Philomena Lucia Hoeft nee Praetzel
passed away after a long illness
Friday 24th April 2009.

Aufwiedersehen Mamma!

THE BLUE PLATEAU

My friend Mark Tredinnick's new book is out in June '09 with UQP.
Look out for him at the Sydney Writers Festival.
Visitors to my show in Blackheath will recall Mark's opening address and his words from The Blue Plateau which accompanied my paintings.

I've had the honour of reading several early drafts of this book : you're in for a very special journey!

World Literature Today

I have 2 pieces of artwork featuring the Blue Mountains in World Literature Today Magazine (special green issue - out July 2008)
http://www.ou.edu/worldlit

They are accompanying an essay by Mark Tredinnick - Nursery of Fire
which is an excerpt from his forthcoming book The Blue Plateau (publ. by UQP May 2009)

from the Sydney Morning Herald

SPECTRUM July 21 2007

Thanks to everyone who attended the

opening night 21 July and special thanks

to my friend Mark Tredinnick for his wonderful speech.

To read Mark's speech see his site at

www.marktredinnick.com.au

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