“Camel in the Dam”
© Roger Garwood 2025 “Hey, Boss, quick, we got camel in the dam!” “Tiger, don’t call me Boss.” “No, Boss.” It was difficult. I was a ‘whitefella’ managing a ‘blackfella’ community in the mid ‘90s and reversing a 200 year old programme of brainwashing was a formidable battle. I was working for these people, they… Continue reading “Camel in the Dam”
Saints or Sinners?
A bountiful collection of portraits by artist Deborah McKendrick is on show at Mandurah’s All Malt Brewery until November 5. Saints and Sinners is peopled with McKendrick’s friends and Fremantle characters – musicians, actors, identities – portraits simultaneously ethereal and real enough to chat with. Deborah has a fascinating career history in fashion, theatre, graphic… Continue reading Saints or Sinners?
En Plein Air
Hundreds of artists will be in the Peel region this weekend for the annual Plein Air Down Under Festival. Coinciding with the month-long Mandurah Arts Festival, Plein Air Down Under involves artists of all levels. Keen painters were also out earlier in the month for the 23rd International Plein Air Painters Worldwide Paint Out on… Continue reading En Plein Air
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