The next morning we headed south from Coolangatta...Just south of Coolangatta we made a stop at Point Danger...
The Centaur Memorial and Remembrance Walk honours those who lost their lives in WW2 when the hospital ship Centaur, was sunk by torpedoes fired from an enemy submarine.
The lighthouse at Point Danger.
And we even went through a town with a sugar mill...the town of Condong.
And it wasn't long before we reached Murwillumbah...crossing the bridge over the Tweed River...
As DH drove us through the town I took a few photos...
And some photos of the beautiful parklands beside the river...
Our destination was the beautiful Tweed Valley Regional Gallery. A gallery in a really lovely setting. ( The warning about snakes was only for outside...we were safe inside!) lol
Hopefully there won't be problems with copyright, but here are a couple of my favourites...
Tim Bonyhady painted by Andrew Sayers and Judith Neilson painted by Jiawei Shen
And I bought 3 postcards...portraits of Jenny Kee (it was amazing), Michael Caton and the lovely Betty Churcher whose son painted this portrait in her last weeks.
There were other Exhibitions in the gallery so there was plenty to look at in the several hours we were there! And of course there is the permanent Margaret Olley Room Exhibition at this gallery and of course we went through there again.
The Centaur Memorial and Remembrance Walk honours those who lost their lives in WW2 when the hospital ship Centaur, was sunk by torpedoes fired from an enemy submarine.
And what's a trip to the Coast without a stop at Fantazia at Tweed South?...
I really was looking for some circular knitting needles Size 5mm and at least 80-100cm long...but there weren't any #5 that long just teeny 40cm ones!
After that we headed for Murwillumbah. Pretty soon the road is going past sugarcane farms. This area reminds me so much of North Queensland.
Fruit and Vegie stalls by the side of the road...
As DH drove us through the town I took a few photos...
The paintings of the winner and finalists of the quite prestigious Archibald Prize for 2015 are on display at the Gallery until the end of February. And that's what we had come to see!
After lunch in the cafe with some friends (one of whom was fellow blogger, the lovely Nanette from Stitch and Sow), we strolled around looking at the Archibald Exhibition. It was wonderful! I rarely buy books/catalogues of exhibitions ( trying not to collect clutter!) but I wanted to enjoy some of those paintings long after we'd been there...so I bought the book!
Hopefully there won't be problems with copyright, but here are a couple of my favourites...
Eva Orner painted by Sally Ross.
Tim Bonyhady painted by Andrew Sayers and Judith Neilson painted by Jiawei Shen
And I bought 3 postcards...portraits of Jenny Kee (it was amazing), Michael Caton and the lovely Betty Churcher whose son painted this portrait in her last weeks.
some lovely scenery you have shared today and what talented artists, wonderful expressions on the faces you have shown us
ReplyDeleteSeems like you having a lovely break and relaxing. Great to catch up with old friends as well. Enjoy.
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I'm enjoying your little holiday to Coolangatta and a bit further south. Bringing back lots of fond childhood memories. xox
ReplyDeleteAnother musical town name! That fabric store looks huge. I would probably spend hours in there as there are none where I am living now. And I mean NONE! Nothing within an hour in any direction. No yarn shops either. The art gallery looks wonderful and I enjoyed the art that you photographed.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great weekend - love the Jenny Kee painting!!
ReplyDeleteSeems funny to see pis of 'my town' and all the places I walk every day through someone else's eyes. I t was lovely to catch up with you Maria.
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