Artist/Gallery notes
Perth, in Western Australia, is built on the banks of the wide estuary of the Swan River. The city has a high rise downtown area overlooking and forming a backdrop to this wonderful river. Close to and surrounded by the city is a large area of natural bush, called Kings Park. This park joins the river in steep wooded cliffs. Nestled into these cliffs is the old Swan Brewery. It is a lovely building. Long abandoned from making beer it became derelict and dilapidated. As an artist this was its best time. Then there were those who wanted to demolish it and those who wanted to renovate it. This is an ancient Aboriginal sacred site. The place where the Woggal, a huge mythical snake that created the Swan River, used to haunt. After much demonstration and legal argument the renovators won (which pleased me). The building was renovated but then it became involved in yet another legal stalemate and has been left vacant for several years. Not to worry, as it is a lovely building on the shores of a lovely river. Cormorants are common on the river and they usually seem to be drying their wings.