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Many local artists have painted the front facade of White Bay Power Station, but very few people have had access to the back or the interior, except on the rare open days.
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Painting at the back of the White Bay Power Station
"White Bay Power Station from the back"
2011 oil on canvas 61 x 31 cm |
So this is a post about the hidden side of the White Bay Power Station.
Beside the closest chimney nestle some rows of old sandstone blocks.
Beside the closest chimney nestle some rows of old sandstone blocks.
They are leftovers from the alteration of the approaches to the old Pyrmont bridge.
The old Pyrmont Bridge was closed to all but pedestrian traffic by about 1979, as a prelude to the redevelopment of Darling Harbour from a railway goods yard to the its current state of a soul-less and seedy tourist trap and entertainment precinct.
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Painting at the back of the White Bay Power Station
"White Bay Power Station from the back"
2011 oil on canvas 61 x 31 cm |
Sunset at the back of the White Bay Power Station. It was a sunny day, but the wind chill and sitting in the gigantic shadow cast by the Boilerhouse made this a three tracksuit day. I had to wear so many layers that I could barely move my arms!
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The almost finished painting: "White Bay Power Station from the back" 2011 oil on canvas 61 x 31 cm |
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