White Bay Wharf
Painting the ex HMAS Adelaide on Glebe Island Wharf
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Glebe Island Wharf
September 2009 - April 11th 2011
I
painted the entire saga of the ex HMAS Adelaide at Glebe Island Wharf
from its arrival in September 2009 to its departure for the Central
Coast at dawn on Monday 11th 2011.
In the background of many of these paintings are glimpses of Pyrmont and Jackson's Landing. See more of my earlier Pyrmont paintings in this blog on my Pyrmont page.
In the background of many of these paintings are glimpses of Pyrmont and Jackson's Landing. See more of my earlier Pyrmont paintings in this blog on my Pyrmont page.
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"The ex-HMAS Adelaide arrives
Glebe Island , September 2009"
oil on canvas 25 x 51 cm
McMahon's
Services were stripping the ship out in preparation for its scuttling
and reinvention as a dive wreck and artificial reef but this was stopped
at literally the last minute. The ship was still there, looking a
little forlorn until the dawn of April 11th when it embarked on its
final triumphant journey to its final resting spot off North Avoca.
It was finally scuttled at midday on Wednesday April 13th.
It was finally scuttled at midday on Wednesday April 13th.
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| A Work in progress - plein air painting of ex-HMAS Adelaide at Glebe Island wharf by artist Jane Bennett |
Plein air painting of ex-HMAS Adelaide at
Glebe Island wharf by artist Jane Bennett
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| A canvas getting gravel rash! An occupational hazard. |
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| Beware: Artist at work! The finishing touches |
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Completed painting of the ex HMAS Adelaide on the easel.
Oil painting on canvas - 61 x 183 cm
Enquiries about this painting janecooperbennett@gmail.com
"The 'Blue Hawk' -Last Ro-ro
to leave Sydney Harbour" 2008
oil painting on canvas 122 x 152cm
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I was "Artist in Residence" on the Glebe Island wharf, while the last Ro-ros (or car ships) arrived in October 2008.
The last Ro-ro to leave Glebe was the "Blue Hawk" in October 2008. This ship had an unusual feature - twin ramps- one in the centre & one at the stern.
I miss the cars whizzing past me like outtakes from "The Italian Job".
The Ro-ro's have all moved to Port Kembla, which is now where most "break bulk" is unloaded.
"Break bulk" is stuff that won't fit in boxes, which includes a wide mix of articles- from salt, gypsum, cement to timber, steel coils & heavy machinery as well as cars, trucks and boats.
Blackwattle Bay and to an increasingly lesser extent Glebe Island and White Bay still handle salt, cement & gypsum.
The container ships have all moved to Port Botany.
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