The traffic inspector was checking the Harley Davidson parked on the road when a Gold Coast Bright Event happened to me. My attention was diverted by the bright morning light bouncing off the curved concrete balconies of the Surfers International Resort building.
As I took the picture the parking inspector moved on without writing a ticket for the bike. I tapped my shirt pocket, yes, my ticket was still there for an Eventbrite Conference at the Mantra Legends Hotel. I glanced at my watch, 7:40 am, the sun was making its way into the blue cloudless sky. The sky scrapers were glistening in the warm morning sun as I made my way onto the Hanlan Street promenade.
A happy feeling surged through me as I thought of the family holidays spent on the Gold Coast. When I think of Surfers Paradise the colours pink, yellow and blue come to mind. The bright colours are from memories of a family photo taken behind four cardboard cut-outs at the Marineland gift shop in the 1970s. Pink is from a naked mermaid’s body and King Neptune ‘s bulbous stomach. Yellow is from a buccaneer who is wearing a bright yellow sash around his waist. Silver-grey comes from the figure of an old fashion diver’s suite complete with metal helmet. The cut-outs were surrounded by a bright blue water background complete with tropical fish, shark and a sunken sailing ship.
After attending the Conference, I was drawn back to this image of a building captured at the start of a new day. Although it’s a modern building — the shape of the balconies reminds me of Surfers Paradise in the early 1970s. So I added the colours pink and yellow to the building in the foreground of the painting. The antenna on the pink wall is a nostalgic reminder for me of the TV aerial on top of our black and white Pye TV.
AUD$950
Size:
61w
x 91.5h
x 2d
cms
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Acrylic paint on hardboard
Ready to hang
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The traffic inspector was checking the Harley Davidson parked on the road when a Gold Coast Bright Event happened to me. My attention was diverted by the bright morning light bouncing off the curved concrete balconies of the Surfers International Resort building.
As I took the picture the parking inspector moved on without writing a ticket for the bike. I tapped my shirt pocket, yes, my ticket was still there for an Eventbrite Conference at the Mantra Legends Hotel. I glanced at my watch, 7:40 am, the sun was making its way into the blue cloudless sky. The sky scrapers were glistening in the warm morning sun as I made my way onto the Hanlan Street promenade.
A happy feeling surged through me as I thought of the family holidays spent on the Gold Coast. When I think of Surfers Paradise the colours pink, yellow and blue come to mind. The bright colours are from memories of a family photo taken behind four cardboard cut-outs at the Marineland gift shop in the 1970s. Pink is from a naked mermaid’s body and King Neptune ‘s bulbous stomach. Yellow is from a buccaneer who is wearing a bright yellow sash around his waist. Silver-grey comes from the figure of an old fashion diver’s suite complete with metal helmet. The cut-outs were surrounded by a bright blue water background complete with tropical fish, shark and a sunken sailing ship.
After attending the Conference, I was drawn back to this image of a building captured at the start of a new day. Although it’s a modern building — the shape of the balconies reminds me of Surfers Paradise in the early 1970s. So I added the colours pink and yellow to the building in the foreground of the painting. The antenna on the pink wall is a nostalgic reminder for me of the TV aerial on top of our black and white Pye TV.
AUD$1,990
Size:
152.3w
x 101.8h
x 4d
cms
Rodney Black
AUD$800
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50w
x 60h
x 4d
cms
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96.3w
x 55.7h
x 3d
cms
Rodney Black
AUD$1,200
Size:
61w
x 91h
x 1.5d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
61w
x 91.5h
x 2d
cms
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43.7w
x 91.4h
x 1.5d
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49.6w
x 39.3h
x 3.5d
cms
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AUD$770
Size:
45.7w
x 91.4h
x 1.5d
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Rodney Black
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x 61.0h
x 2d
cms
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Size:
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x 61h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
61w
x 61h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
122.6w
x 91.6h
x 2.3d
cms
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x 95.5h
x 3d
cms
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x 91.6h
x 2.3d
cms
Rodney Black
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x 61h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
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80.2w
x 37.1h
x 2.3d
cms
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92.6w
x 64h
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cms
Rodney Black
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72w
x 92h
x 4d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
122.6w
x 91.6h
x 2.3d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
60w
x 50h
x 4d
cms
Rodney Black
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101.4w
x 101.4h
x 4.1d
cms
Rodney Black
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x 49.6h
x 3.5d
cms
Rodney Black
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122.6w
x 92.6h
x 2.3d
cms
Rodney Black
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45.7w
x 91.4h
x 1.5d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
61w
x 91.5h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
181w
x 91h
x 4d
cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
60w
x 50h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
AUD$1,200
Size:
90w
x 60h
x 1.5d
cms
Rodney Black
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61.2w
x 91.5h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
AUD$1,200
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60w
x 90h
x 1.5d
cms
Rodney Black
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x 90h
x 1.5d
cms
Rodney Black
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50w
x 60h
x 3.5d
cms
Rodney Black
AUD$630
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60.0w
x 50.0h
x 3.5d
cms
Rodney Black
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91.5w
x 61h
x 2.3d
cms
Rodney Black
AUD$950
Size:
61w
x 91.5h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
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110w
x 81h
x 3d
cms
Rodney Black
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50.8w
x 61.2h
x 2.1d
cms
Rodney Black
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61.2w
x 50.8h
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Rodney Black
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x 45.7h
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cms
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40.5w
x 50.9h
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x 30.5h
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cms
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x 30.5h
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cms
Rodney Black
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Size:
92.5w
x 62.1h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black
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40.5w
x 50.9h
x 2d
cms
Rodney Black