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.

Friday 19 June 2020

Sydney Bus Museum - painting Daimler doubledecker

Today's painting on the deck gallery is a portrait of MTT Daimler CGV6 112 at the Sydney Bus Museum in Leichhardt. It has been under restoration to operating condition since 2016.

Oil painting of doubledecker bus in the Sydney Bus Museum by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett

BUS11 Restoration of Daimler doubledecker

2017 oil on canvas 61 x 31cm














It's had a rough life.

It was one of 15 Daimler doubledecker chassis ordered for use in Sydney. However they were rejected because their 4.95m chassis didn't meet the required specifications of 5,33m. 
Then they were sold to the Metropolitan Transport Service, Adelaide. The 54 seat bodies were then built in Granville, and driven overland to Adelaide.

Oil painting of doubledecker bus in the Sydney Bus Museum by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett

BUS11 Restoration of Daimler doubledecker

2017 oil on canvas 61 x 31cm




After being in service in Adelaide until 1960, no 112 was sold to a cattle station in the Coober Pedy area of South Australia.

In 1990 it was recovered for preservation - and driven over 1,000 miles back to Sydney!

It might have been too small, but it's tough!

Oil painting of doubledecker bus in the Sydney Bus Museum by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett

BUS11 Restoration of Daimler doubledecker

2017 oil on canvas 61 x 31cm

I painted this on site in the Bus Museum at Leichhardt, and some of the volunteers are in the background.

Oil painting of doubledecker bus in the Sydney Bus Museum by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett

BUS11 Restoration of Daimler doubledecker

2017 oil on canvas 61 x 31cm

  











Oil painting of doubledecker bus in the Sydney Bus Museum by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
BUS11 Restoration of Daimler doubledecker
2017 oil on canvas 61 x 31cm


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