Industrial Cathedral

Industrial Cathedral
"Industrial Cathedral" charcoal on paper 131 x 131 cm Jane Bennett. Finalist in 1998 Dobell Drawing Prize Art Gallery of NSW Finalist 1998 Blake Prize Winner 1998 Hunter's Hill Open Art Prize

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I'm an Industrial Heritage Artist who paints "en plein air".If it's damaged, derelict, doomed and about to disappear, I'll be there to paint it.
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Tuesday 30 June 2020

The Milky bar kid - old milkbar 74 Harris Street

Today's painting on the easel of my deck gallery is a 2009 plein air oil painting of a derelict abandoned old shop in Pyrmont, fondly, but wrongly known as the "old bakery".
Plein air oil painting of the old milkbar/bakery corner of Harris and John Street Pyrmont by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P257A 'Old milkbar aka 'bakery'
corner of John and Harris St'
2009 oil on canvas 51 x 61cm
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As far as I can remember the actual bakery was a few doors down and the corner shop was a milkbar, but we're talking at least 3 decades ago.
My standout memory of it when it was in its last days of operation was how rubbish I was at playing their "Fussball" machine, which was lines of wooden footballers attached to a stick that you tried to manoeuver by a lever to kick the ball.
Not a single goal!
The legendary Terminus Hotel on the opposite side of Harris Street, and like its more famous counterpart, was part of the Wakil's real life Monopoly game. They had a landbanking empire of quirky, derelict buildings which were loathed by local residents as eyesores but cherished by artists like myself.
Aren't Artists a perverse bunch - we ignore all the shiny new developments and make straight for the 'shame of the neighbourhood' to immortalize it!
Plein air oil painting of the old milkbar/bakery corner of Harris and John Street Pyrmont by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P257A 'Old milkbar aka 'bakery'
corner of John and Harris St'
2009 oil on canvas 51 x 61cm
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The continuous row of 19th century 2 storey terrace houses between Nos 74 and 80 Harris Street are still part of the Wakil collection of formerly derelict buildings, which once included the iconic Terminus Hotel opposite.
The row of  terraces have rendered brick shopfronts and skillion roofed wings at the rear. They are plainly detailed, with only a string course to the facades as decoration, and a Victorian/Georgian flavour in their design. Door openings are rectangular, and window openings are also rectangular as well as slightly segmentally arched. They are without parapet or verandahs and feature corrugated iron gable roofs with low corniced or corbelled chimneys.

Plein air acrylic painting of the old milkbar/bakery corner of Harris and John Street Pyrmont by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P256A 'Old Milkbar (aka 'Bakery'),
corner of Harris and John St'
2009 acrylic on paper 21 x 28cm
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No 74 is similar to the rest, but was a corner shop and is faceted with a corner entrance. It  was a milkbar for a long time, although often and wrongly referred to as the 'old bakery'.
Number 82 was the actual site of the "old bakery", although now the entire block seems to have adopted this name.

Plein air oil painting of the old milkbar/bakery corner of Harris and John Street Pyrmont by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P257 'Old bakery corner of John and Harris St'
2012 oil on board  35 x 28cm

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For many years the corner and north facing doorways were boarded up and featured an endless layering of illegal posters promoting long forgotten bands.
 
Plein air acrylic painting of the old milkbar/bakery corner of Harris and John Street Pyrmont by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P256B 'Old Milkbar and 'Chicks on Harris''
2009 acrylic on paper 21 x 28cm

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Until about 2014, No 82 still partly kept up the milk bar tradition,traded as a "charcoal chicken" outlet called "Chicks on Harris".
Bearing in mind the seedy reputations of previous establishments at the north end of Harris St, I'm not sure that the owners had really thought through the implications of their name!
Milk bars are now imbued with mythical qualities they never possessed in life. In decline and death, they’re trendy and retro.


P256 'Black Dog (old milkbar -
aka 'bakery' from John St)'
2009 oil on board 31 x 25cm
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No 74 has now been recently and very sympathetically redeveloped by the current occupants - appropriately, 'Belle Property' real estate agents. And now it really is a 'belle' property indeed.
It's been painted a tasteful off-white shade, and the former layers of peeling posters have been replaced by large picture windows.
I couldn't resist having a sneaky peek inside.
The interior still has the original wall material visible, and the beautiful old hardwood stairs have been polished, but otherwise in their original state. The architraves are dark walnut stained hardwood, but the rotting floors had collapsed long ago and had to be replaced with polished concrete.
The huge tree outside is a relic from when both sides of John Street were edged with a row of trees whose branches would meet in the middle of the street to form a cathedral-like canopy. Lush and cool in summer, but most beautiful in winter when the feeble rays of the sun would pierce through the tracery of bare branches.
A lovely tree, but its roots went straight for the plumbing, and the pavement outside is cracked and humped by the twisting roots underneath. I know that a few years ago, several people had considered this old shop on as a renovation project, but weren't quite crazy-brave enough to take it on.

For more information about Harris and John Street in Pyrmont, including the Terminus and Pyrmont Point Hotels
see My Pyrmont page in this blog

Related posts



Looking over the overlooked-Urban decay in Pyrmont
To the Point
Wrong side of the tracks - Darling Island Bond and Free

Pretty vacant

A Tale of two hotels - the Terminus and the Point

The bad twin of Pyrmont Street

Pyrmont Paintings past and present


Sunday 8 April 2018

Terminus Redux

I have mixed feelings about the renovation of the Terminus.
Although it's been restored,not demolished or replaced by apartment blocks as so often happens, it has been stripped of its poetry.
Plein air ink and charcoal painting of the renovation and redevelopment of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P286A 'Terminus Redux'
2017-8 ink, charcoal on paper 131 x 106cm
Enquiries :
janecooperbennett@gmail.com
I painted a large mixed media work on paper, as well as an even larger oil on canvas, just before the iconic vines were removed. The awning had been stripped back to a fragile skeleton, but the bricks had yet to be sand-blasted.
However well a place is renovated, inevitably there must be compromises between keeping the original character and making it a viable business.
No expense was spared on the fitout.The designers and architects have done their best to restore the old pub building while retaining quite a lot of the original pub from tiles to timber. The pressed metal ceiling upstairs is a sympathetic replacement not the original, which was too badly damaged.
Plein air oil painting of the renovation and redevelopment of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P286 'Terminus Redux'
2017-8 oil on canvas 122 x 183cm

I miss the vine-covered facade. It had probably been planted early in the 20th century by a CSR employee, as the same species of Virginia creeper covered the manager's residence and the courtyard of the 'Rum Store'.
Recently I attended the launch of Shirley Fitzgerald's wonderful book on the history of the Terminus. I was honoured that Shirley had asked me to contribute a photo of one of my paintings of the Terminus facing opposite its longtime companion and rival, the Pyrmont Point Hotel (aka the Royal Pacific).
Plein air oil painting of the Point Hotel and the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
P252 'The Terminus and the Point'
2011 oil on canvas 31 x 61cm
Private Collection : Sydney
Enquiries :
janecooperbennett@gmail.com
When I went upstairs, I almost walked into one of the walls, not from one too many cocktails, but because I'd expected the hall that once led through to the building next door. I believe this passageway had to be closed off due to updated fire regulations.
A typical pub menu, priced rather steeply, cashes in on the hipster ambience from the 32 years that the Terminus spent as an icon of urban decay.
As a contrast, when I'd visited the Terminus prior to its closure in the early 1980s, they were giving out free food. Possibly this had contributed to its original decline and fall.
The new owners aren't making that mistake, quite the opposite.
Ironically despite having kept the ghost sign outside, no Resch's is on tap.
For more information about the Terminus and Pyrmont Point Hotels

Sunday 20 August 2017

Terminus Indeterminate

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm

The Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris St, Pyrmont is being renovated after over 20 years of not so benign neglect as part of the Wakil's collection of derelict inner city buildings.
The former poster child of urban decay has fallen to the inexorable tide of gentrification. It won't be totally obliterated as so many unfortunate heritage icons all over Sydney have been.
Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available
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Hopefully as much as possible of its quirky heritage will be retained, but at this stage it is difficult to predict the outcome, as so much depends on the personal taste of the developers, architects and designers.
Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

The cantilevered rusty steel awning has just been stripped down to a skeletal framework. It matches the bare branches of the tree on the corner of John and Harris St opposite the old bakery.
I don't know if the awning will be removed or restored.
Usually I paint the Terminus from the other side of Harris St, to pair it with its rival pub, the Pyrmont Point (aka 'the Royal Pacific). However, one of its most distinctive characteristics, the distinctive parapet skyline, a key feature of Federation Free Style architecture is best displayed from the John st vantage point.
Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

Some tendrils of the Virginia creeper that once covered most of its facade still cling to the top. It was possibly the only thing binding all the bricks together.

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available
Enquiries
The creeper is usually (and wrongly) known as 'ivy', however ivy doesn't change to russet tones in autumn, or drop its leaves for winter.

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

The same creeper also covers much of the facade of the CSR manager's house further south down Harris St. An entire courtyard in the CSR refinery used to resemble a jungle.
Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

Long before 'green walls' became fashionable decor, the south facade of the building now rather bizarrely known as the 'Rum Store' was entirely covered in Virginia creeper from floor to ceiling.

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

I've always wondered whether the Virginia creeper so prevalent in the Pyrmont of the last part of the 20th century had been planted by the same shade craving person.

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

I'm glad that I took the opportunity to capture this moment. This is possibly the last time the Terminus will be in anything resembling its original state or composed of its original materials.

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

It won't be very long before the Terminus is boarded up to undergo the sort of serious structural alterations that will be required for its reinvention.

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel',
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available

It's unknown at this stage whether the famous ghost sign on Harris St will be retained, as it is painted on the original brickwork.

Plein air oil painting of the renovation of the Terminus Hotel corner of John and Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a new canvas of the 'Terminus Hotel'
2017 oil on canvas 56 x 76cm
Available 
For more information about the Terminus and Pyrmont Point Hotels

Monday 16 May 2016

Pretty vacant

The Terminus Hotel has been sold at last.
I've heard that the new owners intend to relaunch it as a boutique hotel, over 30 years after it last traded. The Pyrmont Point Hotel will finally have its old competition back.
The 'For Sale' sign is still perched on its awning, so I thought that I would paint a few canvases before the renovations start in earnest.
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
I'll be curious to see how this poster-child for urban decay will look after renovation.
The vines covering most of the northern facade of the Terminus, which add to its 'Miss Havisham' air, will probably have to be removed.
The vines are actually Virginia creeper, not ivy, as is commonly stated.
The old late Victorian mansion behind the Harris street tennis courts, which used to belong to the CSR Refinery Manager, has a similar covering of Virginia creeper. The 'Rum Store' of the former CSR Refinery, and current Jacksons Landing development, used to also be completely covered in this spectacular vine.
I particularly love painting the Terminus Hotel in late autumn, as the Virginia creeper is changing colour from lime green to burgundy over the burnt orange Federation brickwork.
Burgundy, claret and wine colours seem appropriate to an old hotel.
This might be the last autumn to paint the vines.
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
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The legs of the Anzac Bridge straddle the end of John street. It is easier to see in autumn, as the plane trees are losing the leaves which obscured them.
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
During the demolition decade of the 1990s many Pyrmont hotels stopped trading : the New York in Edward Street, the Pyrmont Arms at 42 Harris Street, the pub on the corner of Mount and John street. These are now, respectively, a medical centre; apartments above a bottle shop and yet more apartments.
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
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Other attractive heritage buildings and quirky industries disappeared without trace. Nobody really remembers much about what happened to them. The Terminus seemed to always have had an intangible charisma that set it apart from the rest. Why, out of all of these neglected and forgotten buildings did the Terminus alone become a legend?
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
How any of the pubs except the Pyrmont Bridge Hotel survived the Pyrmont diaspora decade of the mid 1980s - late 1990s is possibly the greatest mystery of all.
One reason it was so hard to pin down when the Terminus was finally shut is that by the end of the 80s, Pyrmont in the daytime was nearly deserted.
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
The industries that provided the customers for the traditional 'early opener' pubs were winding down and moving out. The last sugar ship left in 1991 or 1992; the CSR were winding down their operations and had only a skeleton staff; Pier 19, 20 21 had almost ceased to be a working wharf ; the cruise ships stopped coming to Pier 13 by 1992.
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air nocturne oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
The Royal Pacific was seriously down at heel and unless a few familiar faces were drinking there I would feel a bit ill at ease walking around there late at night as there was sometimes a fairly dodgy looking crowd there and some of the locals would say quite flatly that it used to be full of gangsters. The Terminus seemed to be mostly full of boxers & bikies, so, take your pick!
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
By the early 1990s both places seemed very quiet, day or night, so it was hard to pin down exactly when the Terminus had shut.
Plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel, corner of John and Harris street painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Starting a plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel,
corner of Harris and John streets, Pyrmont.
You can still see the 'ghost sign' saying 'Royal Pacific' on the eastern facade of the Pyrmont Point Hotel.

City's mysteries up for sale (smh.com.au)

For more information about the Terminus and Pyrmont Point Hotels see My Pyrmont page in this blog


Friday 31 August 2012

To the Point


plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Half finished canvas on the easel
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
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Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com

Last week I returned to a painting that I had started 2 years ago but had left half finished due to having to complete other projects.
I had painted the two hotels from this viewpoint on the corner of John and Harris Streets countless times before. I still had several canvases of the Terminus but I especially wanted to paint a panorama giving equal space to the Terminus and Pyrmont Point Hotels.
59 versus 61 Harris Street Pyrmont - the old versus the new Pyrmont, divided by the striding legs of the Anzac bridge looming over the towers of Jackson's Landing.



plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Half finished canvas on the easel
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
Sold
Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com


I had completed a similar canvas from this viewpoint about 2 years ago, but had sold it almost immediately to a local couple who had met each other at the Point Hotel.

plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Half finished canvas on the easel
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
Sold
Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com

In the first photo of the work in progress, the previous colour scheme of the "Pyrmont Point Hotel" from 2 years before is still visible. The strange faded plum tone reminded me of an over-ripe version of the once ubiquitous "Paddo pink" in the first wave of gentrification that spread all over the 1980s inner city. It clashed horribly with the dark crimson awning.
Now it is under new management, with a brand new colour scheme to mark the change. The walls are a more subdued and elegant pale yellow green, with awnings and window frames in chocolate. One effect of the new wall colour is to make the "ghost sign" of the hotel's original name the "Royal Pacific" more apparent.
Meanwhile the Terminus hasn't changed a bit.

plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Half finished canvas on the easel
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
Sold
Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com


I spent the first afternoon repainting the walls of the "Pyrmont Point Hotel" to the new colour. It probably would have been quicker and easier to just start a completely new canvas.
The practice of plein air painting often results in many half finished and potentially unfinishable canvases, so that you have to grit your teeth and accept it as an inevitable part of the process. So many elements are beyond the artist's control that plein air painting becomes hopelessly frustrating if you can't cope with "unfinished business".
I love being able to revive a canvas that I have had to turn face to the wall for weeks, months or even years.

plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Half finished canvas on the easel
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
Sold
Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com

By the end of the first day, I had the basics blocked out and the canvas only needed the finishing touches.
And just as well.
When I delivered another work to the Frances Keevil Gallery, I discovered that a couple from Pyrmont were extremely interested in this painting. They had actually watched me while I was painting it!
Unfortunately they were due to leave Australia the next week.
I would have to complete the painting by Wednesday at the latest if it was going to be dry (well... dryish!) by Saturday, when the clients came in to the Frances Keevil Gallery to view it.
I don't think that they realized that it was an oil painting and they were cutting it a bit fine if it was to be finished, dry and ready to be delivered.

plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Half finished canvas on the easel
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
Sold
Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com


It was Tuesday.
And there were many distractions.
I love chatting to people as I paint. I get to meet interesting people and learn a lot of fascinating things about the location.
But I was under a bit of time pressure and I must admit that I was worried.
The painting looks almost finished in this photo, but the final touches which can make or break a painting are very fiddly and it's perilous to rush them.
One of the most important of these was the "ghost sign" of the Pyrmont Point's previous incarnation as the Royal Pacific. Another vital detail was the light coming from the interior of the Pyrmont Point which contrasted with the dead heart of the Terminus.

plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
The artist with local resident Van Le
with the nearly complete canvas
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
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Tuesday seemed to be an extremely busy day on the corner of John and Harris St.
I became a bit of a tourist attraction. Here I am with Van Le, a local resident.

plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
The artist with local resident
Francis Lee with the nearly complete canvas
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
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Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com

And with Francis Lee, another local resident, who kindly took these pictures of me in action.
plein air oil painting of the Terminus Hotel and the Point Hotel, Harris Street Pyrmont painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
"The 'Terminus' versus the 'Pyrmont Point Hotel' "
2012 oil painting on canvas 31 x 61cm
Sold
Enquiries about similar paintings:
janecooperbennett@gmail.com

I needn't have worried.
The painting was completed.
And the couple loved it and bought it.
Apparently one of the pair had been covertly watching me paint the finishing touches on this canvas from a safe distance at the pub opposite.
I'm glad that I didn't know that at the time or I would have suffered stage fright.
I actually think that this painting turned out better than the one that I had painted 2 years before. Mind you, I've certainly had quite enough practice painting these pubs. The first time was about 30 years ago - doesn't time fly when you're having fun!
Also watching me were 2 photographers who were checking out the Terminus. They took a few photos of me (no makeup, covered in paint from head to foot, looking like a bag lady...oh well!) and chatted about the charms of urban decay as I desperately tried to finish my commission. Like many photographers, they seemed more interested in the freshly squeezed oil paint on my palette than the actual canvas. The process not the result.
Check out the photos they took of me and my painting here at the blog on their site.
Tristan Stefan Edouard Photography

For more information about the Terminus and Pyrmont Point Hotels see
My Pyrmont page in this blog

Related posts

Looking over the overlooked-Urban decay in Pyrmont
To the Point
Wrong side of the tracks - Darling Island Bond and Free
Pretty vacant 
 
A Tale of two hotels - the Terminus and the Point
Pyrmont Paintings past and present 
Paintings of Pink pubs - Painting the Jolly Frog Part 2