HIDDEN FACES
The 2024 Victorian Salon des Refusés
This portrait was submitted to the
2022 Doug Moran Portrait Prize. click on artwork to enlarge
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Cat#10 Kenneth S. Hunt
HAVING A GREAT DAY OUT Oil on Canvas 122 cm w x 91 cm h NFS Artist’s Statement This painting was originally created for my GOLF ART series of paintings. The subject is my great friend Geoff Ressom. We grew up together, through school together and Geoff's twin brother Michael is my brother-in-law. Geoff and I play golf once a week, purely, fun from start to finish and rarely there are more than a couple of shots that separate us. After the game we shake hands and go and have a beer or two and generally we have a laugh about the game. This painting was created from a series of photos, my memory and a little artist's licence. It depicts Geoff having a great day on the golf course. The Course is Cardinia/Beaconhills this is hole # 11, a 184 meter par 3 and Geoff was thoroughly enjoying himself after driving a ball onto the green. I take photos, notes and at time sketches while playing golf wherever I play, and I have created many works of art that showcase golf in Australia. This one of Geoff just adds another dimension to these paintings. I can paint images of golfers, professional or social at any golf venue and capture them enjoying the moment and the serenity of where they are. Eventually I will look at an exhibition of my Golf ART paintings but in the meantime an image of this painting will feature in advertising my artwork. Geoff has a lovely print of the painting and is overjoyed with it. |