Creative Showcase
Franki Birrell
Legends
About this showcase:
These paintings are oil on paper or canvas and depict my interest in history, myth and spirituality and their place in landscape.
Relevant education & experience:
I have been painting since the 1980's. I have completed commissions and had exhibitions, two of which were overseas; London and Denmark.
categories:
ALL, Architecture, Design & Visual Arts, Artist
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Oil on Paper. Burke and Wills during a desert storm on their expedition from Melbourne to Cape York and back to Cooper Creek in 1860 and 1861. Symbolic of their demise are crosses which resemble telegraph poles which were a much later addition to the interior
of Australia. -
Oil on Paper. Burke as part of the landscape. -
Oil on Paper. Burke and Wills and the Rainbow Serpent. -
Oil on Paper. Burke and Wills and the Rainbow Serpent. -
Oil on canvas. Burke and Wills on their journey with camels and horses. Part of a group of three paintings commissioned for Legend's Hotel. -
Oil on canvas. Burke and Wills continuing their journey. Part of a group of three paintings commissioned by Legend's Hotel. -
Oil on canvas. The dig tree at Cooper Creek. -
Oil on canvas. Wills within the landscape. -
Oil on Paper. Spirit of the expedition.
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