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10th
May 2010: Several people have asked me why I
enjoy painting trams so much. I have written a short article
on Tram Art and what I find interesting about this form
of art. Read
Tram Art article here.
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6th
May 2010: I have just published a track diagram
of the Sydney Randwick Tramway Workshops. Click
here to view this track plan.
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3rd
May 2010: Have a look in the Tramway article
sections for a data page on the Sydney R class trams.
Information includes service entry dates, disposal as
well as technical information. Click
here to go straight to this page.
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2nd
May 2010: I have just added a new section to
the website containing articles and interesting tramway
and railway topics.
Click
here to read the first article about the Sydney Weed
Burning tram.
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16th
August 2009: Depicted in this painting is Sydney
O class tram 1037 on a wet Sunday afternoon in Railway
Square. The tram has just commenced a journey to Maroubra
Beach.
Click
here to view painting.
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16th
June 2009: I have just completed a new painting
of a Sydney Tram on its way to Coogee Beach, about to
turn into Eddy Avenue at Central Station. R1 class 2055,
now preserved by the Sydney Tramway Museum at Loftus.
Click
here to view painting.
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23rd
May 2009: This week I've played around with reflections
in trackside water. This is also my first painting of
a Melbourne tram. The painting depicts a W2 class tram
heading to Essendon Airport terminus. Click
here to view painting.
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12th
May 2009: Adelaide H class tram 370 is seen on
the Glenelg line in this painting I've just completed.
The scene is set in the late 1970s. Click
here to view painting.
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5th
May 2009: I've just completed a small painting
of a Brisbane FM tram at the West End terminus. Click
here to view painting.
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1st
May 2009: Back to painting trams. Today I have
completed a scene of a Sydney O class tram waiting for
the terminus to clear before entering the stub track at
Botany Terminus. Click here
to view painting.
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28th
April 2009: It's time for a bit of a change of
scene. I've moved away from transport for this painting
so I could recreate a photograph I took on my visit to
China in 2007. Click here
to view painting.
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24th
April 2009: Just received "Heading For Sebastopol"
back from the framer with a frame which really suits the
painting. This frame was chosen by the new owner of the
painting. Prints are still available and can also be framed.
Click here to view framed
painting.
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17th
April 2009: I have been slowly working away at
my latest painting of a Kogarah steam tram entering the
Princes Highway. Click
here to view progress on this painting.
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2nd
April 2009: This is my largest painting so far
measuring 610 x 910mm. It has taken over a month any many
grams of oil paint to complete. It dipicts steam trams
at the gates of Moore Park around 1890. Click
here to view painting and historical notes.
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23rd
March 2009: It has taken several weeks but this
painting is now complete. To my knowledge this is the
first view of a Trolley bus and Tram in the same scene
at Rockdale. Click here to
view completed painting.
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4th
March 2009: While waiting for the paint to dry
on several other projects, I've started yet another painting.
This time of a tram meeting up with a trolley bus at Rockdale
Station. Click
here to view the work in progress of this painting.
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23rd
February 2009: I've started work on another painting
today. I have drawn my inspiration on a drawing I made
several years ago. Click
here to view the work in progress of this painting.
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22nd
February 2009: Today marked the launch of J tram
675 back into service after restoration. I have documented
the even and placed the photos in the field trip photos
section. Click
here to view more the photos.
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20th
February 2009: As a side project I decided to
dabble in Acrylics and this painting of the weed burning
tram is the result. Click here
to view more information about "Burning The Weeds".
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18th
February 2009: Today it's my birthday and I've
completed another painting. This time I've moved interstate
and painted a Ballarat Tram. Click
here to view more information about "Heading for
Sebastopol".
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3rd
February 2009: My latest painting has just been
completed. Click here to view more information about "Steaming
up Phillip Street".
Also check works in progress for my latest painting. |
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19th
January 2009: Check out the field trip photo
gallery for some tram photos that I've had on my computer
for a while. I've taken these photos over a period of
a few years and have picked out the best for display.
Work
is proceeding well on my new painting "Steaming up
Phillip Street". I'll have a progress shot uploaded
to the work in progress section soon. |
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11th
January 2009: I have just uploaded the photos
of the Abt rack railway that I took on our recent Tasmanian
holiday. You can view the photos in the field trip photo
section or by clicking on the photo to the left.
We
really enjoyed our trip to Tasmania and I hope to do a
painting of the convict tram which once existed at Port
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8th
January 2009: Today I have done some more work
on my latest painting. This painting dipicts two steam
trams in Phillip Street, Sydney circa 1890.
The
dimensions for this painting are 610mm x 610mm. Oils on
Canvas. |
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