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The large oil painting, "Coral Bay Caravan Park," above, is an impression of the living conditions in the "shanty town" of old vans and 4-wheel-drive trucks at the back end of the park. In these live the workers who serve the needs of the passing tourist trade, providing experiences in snorkelling, diving, reef tours, and meals in the air-conditioned comfort ot the motel.
Click on the icons below to view my work to be exhibited in the solo exhibition "96 days" from 6th Oct. - 27th Oct. 1996 at The Red House Gallery.

"Coral Bay Caravan Park"

"Post box in W.A."

'Kirsty'
Many of the paintings in this exhibition feature mailboxes. The artisit sees these roadside icons as symbolic statements of the connection between the farm, station, homestead or dwelling and the bush. They identify a landmark of place and presence in a vast stretch of continuous bush and serve to break the isolation of rural life through the interaction of contact with the outside world. Although mail is seen as a traditional and slow means of communication, it still serves an important role in the lives of outback Australians. Judy Wait was constantly struck by the diversity of shapes and forms of the mail boxes: obviously, with welding skills and plenty of scrap metal, the creative flair of those on the land comes to the fore in these roadside constructions. her watercolour "Post box in W. A." illustrates 12 examples found.
The series of water colours based on cyclones is a visual record of the tracking of a tropical cyclone. Using satellite photographs as a reference, the artist has attempted to capture the latent energy found within a cyclone with her application and use of intense colour in a swirling configuration. Tropical cyclone 'Kirsty' crossed the coastline north of Port Hedland on April 11th and moved into a south westerly direction at 180 kilometres per hour.
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