My Exhibition at the Eveleigh Field Day

Exhibition of my paintings of Eveleigh Railway Workshops in Bay 1/2 Australian Technology Park on Saturday 30th October 2010

'Wrought Artworks' Field Day October 30th' 
2010 oil on canvas 41 x 51 cm
$2,400 

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Guido Gouvernor, The blacksmith of 'Wrought Artworks' is in the centre next to the Massey Air Hammer. 'Wrought Artworks' gave a forging demonstration that afternoon. I painted about 80% of this on the day; then came back a couple of days later to complete it.

Exhibition of oil paintings of Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted on site by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett

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Exhibition of oil paintings of Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted on site by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
Enquiries about these paintings
janecooperbennett@gmail.com

The paintings are displayed in the corridor between Bay1/2 North and Bay 1/2 South - most appropriate as a few of them were painted just a few metres away.

Exhibition of oil paintings of Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted on site by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett

Enquiries about these paintings

janecooperbennett@gmail.com

In the background lurks the majestic Davy Steam press

Exhibition of oil paintings of Eveleigh Railway Workshops painted on site by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett

Enquiries about these paintings

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The chairs are for the residents and former employees and their families of Eveleigh Railway Workshops, who were invited to come and share their memories of the area on the day.

'The Blacksmith, 'Wrought Artworks' ' 
oil painting on canvas 122 x 152 cm
SOLD 
$13,000

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This is Dave, who is the blacksmith from 'Wrought Artworks' I painted in this canvas. Art imitating life!

Better late than never! I had managed to destroy the USB ports of my laptop, which cramped my style a bit when adding photos!

Related posts

• Eveleigh- Industrial Heritage Artist at Work (janebennettartist.blogspot.com)
• My Eveleigh page in this blog (janebennettartist.blogspot.com)
• ATP Open Day - Saturday, 25 Feb 2012 (janebennettartist.blogspot.com)
• The village smithy (sydney-eye.blogspot.com)

Recently Sold Paintings : Pyrmont Paintings at Workplace 6

Pyrmont Panorama :

Union Square from the Roof of Pyrmont Power Station

1993 oil on canvas 91 x 122cm

SOLD
PRIVATE COLLECTION : SYDNEY
Enquiries about other Pyrmont paintings

This canvas was from one of my favourite studios - in Pyrmont the roof of the old Pyrmont Power Station.

Many of my paintings concentrate on the spectacular Sydney Harbour views, but for a change I painted the heritage precinct of worker’s cottages, Victorian terraces and bond stores, little knowing how much this view would soon change.

The bond stores next to the vacant lot would soon make way for the substation between Pyrmont and Harris streets. The old “Duke of Edinburgh” hotel on the corner of Union and Harris Streets was renovated and is now called the “Harlequin Inn”.

The handsome sandstone building with a red tiled roof was the Pyrmont Post Office, and has now become the Pyrmont branch of the Bendigo Community Bank.

I exhibited this work as part of my Pyrmont display at Workplace6 during the Sydney Open.

While that exhibition was not intended to be a commercial show, many people contacted my gallery, the Frances Keevil Gallery afterwards to enquire about the paintings.

For more information see My Pyrmont page in this blog
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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 
Not the Writers Festival- Exhibition of Pyrmont Paintings by Jane Bennett at 2013 Pyrmont Festival
We like sheep - Waite and Bull Building 137 Pyrmont Street
Marine art exhibition at Australian National Maritime Museum
Pyrmont Sandstone - The Lizards of Oz

My Paintings at Sydney Open- Part 2

My exhibition of Pyrmont paintings at 'Workplace6'

Easel on left:

above: 'R.E.V.Y. from the top of the Elcom building' 1991 oil on board 31 x 25cm

centre:'Pyrmont Goods Yard and Miller's Point from the roof of the Pyrmont Power Station' 1993 oil on canvas 91 x 122cm

Easel on right:
above: 'Early morning, Jones Bay Road' 1997 oil on canvas 41 x 51cm

centre:'Building Star City Casino' 1995 oil on canvas 91 x 122cm

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Note the reflections on the polished floor.

Easel on left:

'Closing the gap' 1995 oil on canvas 91 x 122cm

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Related articles

• Pyrmont paintings past and present- My Exhibition in the Australian National Maritime Museum
• Something old-Something New- Some paintings at Barangaroo

• My Paintings at the Sydney Open : Part 1 (janebennettartist.blogspot.com)
• My exhibition at the Sydney Open (janebennettartist.blogspot.com) 

Update 17/10/12
Although both my exhibitions were very popular and gave onlookers a unique experience of seeing the past history of these areas in context with their present day surroundings; the Historic Houses Trust has messed me around badly , and I will not be exhibiting in the 2012 Sydney Open.

My Paintings at the Sydney Open : Part 1

My exhibition: "From the Hungry Mile to Barangaroo"
Foyer of LendLease 30,'The Bond',
30 Hickson Road, Millers Point

Paintings of Barangaroo at Sydney Open - 30, The Bond
From left to right:
top : 'Relics from the Dead House 2' 2007 oil on canvas 91 x 61 cm
bottom left: "Hungry Dinosaurs" 2010 oil on canvas 36 x 46 cm
bottom right: "Grabber, Muncher,Ripper" 2010 oil on canvas 31 x 31cm
top: "I saw the number '8' in red" 2010 oil on canvas 61 x 183cm SOLD
centre: :"Red Square (Arrivals Hall) 2010 oil on canvas 61 x 183cm
bottom left: "The drill rig" 2010 oil on canvas 36 x 36cm
bottom right: "Red Square" 2010 oil on canvas 36 x 36cm
top left:"8 (ate)" 2010 oil on canvas 41 x 31cm SOLD
top right: "Dig it! (The archaeologists)"2010 oil on canvas 31 x 15cm SOLD
centre: "Storm warning, Barangaroo" 2010 oil on canvas 91 x 122cm SOLD
bottom left: "The last gantry" 2010 oil on canvas 41 x 31cm SOLD
bottom right: "Pump it! (The 'Watertank')" 2010 oil on canvas 31 x 41cm
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top :"2 cranes" 2006 oil on canvas 41 x 51cm
below: "Boat Lift" 2007 oil on canvas 100 x 122cm
top left: "The tug "Karoo"" 2008 oil on canvas 20 x 25cm
top right: :"The tug "Woona" 2008 oil on canvas 20 x 25cm
below: "The 'Tamerlane' after rain" 2005 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm
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A small selection of my paintings of the East Darling Harbour Wharves and their transformation into the Barangaroo precinct were exhibited for one day only on Sunday 7th November 2010, in the foyer of the LendLease Headquarters in '30, The Bond' directly opposite the Barangaroo site itself.
On the same day a selection of my Pyrmont paintings were also exhibited in the foyer of 'Workplace6', headquarters of Google, and 2 of Paul Signorelli's new restaurants, 'Biaggio' and 'Gastronomia'.
In these photos, my paintings of Barangaroo are displayed in front of the spectacular escarpment wall of yellowblock sandstone, catching the dying embers of the afternoon sun.
I borrowed the "A" frame easels from John Sweaney of ASMA (The Australian Society of Marine Artists) and put my entire black ankle sock collection on their feet to prevent the floor being scratched!

This exhibition consisted of a total of 24 paintings crammed onto 8 easels. The larger canvases perched on the crossbars and the smaller ones tied to the top and bottom legs by cable ties. Not an ideal situation, aesthetically, but not bad under the circumstances.

Painting plein air on the
Barangaroo construction site 
"Storm warning, Barangaroo" 2010
oil on canvas 91 x 122cm SOLD

Until a few days beforehand, I didn't even know if I'd be able to show my work at all.

The question of how to display paintings and what to display them on became the problem. Finally how to transport easels and paintings to 2 locations; one in Pyrmont, one in the CBD. Canvases and paintings could not be taken in the same car at the same time, or there was a good chance of piercing the canvases with an easel leg. Both '30, The Bond' and 'Workplace6' have majestic interiors with high ceilings and the paintings could be overwhelmed. Fortunately I received a great deal of help from the people at the Historic Houses Trust and my dealer Frances Keevil. They all arrived early on the Sunday and mastered the arcane mysteries of hanging paintings with cable ties in record time.

Related posts

 2014 solo exhibition "Under the Hammer"
2011 solo exhibition "May close without warning"
Barangaroo : Red Square, the Drill Rig and a little archaeology

My Paintings at the Sydney Open Part 2

Recently sold paintings at Workplace 6