2 ULURU III 2006 – 08 100 x 170
THERE AND HERE Folio 2
Oil Paintings of Australia, New Zealand and back in Britain
HILDA MARGERY CLARKE
a follow-up to the 2004
show Here and There
(being the Northern half of her
round-the-world trip)
Sat 29 March – Sat
12 April 2008
All sizes in millimetres
2 ULURU III 2006 – 08 100 x 170 |
Uluru is the native name for Ayers' Rock, which was given its English name by its white discoverer, in honour of the Prime Minister at the time. Although a solid lump of iron oxide, hence its redness in certain light, it has caves and pools and textures. Nearby is heavily commercialised and grossly overpriced but not the Rock itself, with its extraordinary presence. The tourists do detract from the sense of isolation found in other geological formations, which do not attract so many people. Nevertheless, it is one of the wonders of the world. |
 3 OUTBACK WINDPUMP 2004 207.5 x 100 |
 4 MAN WITH TWO CARRIER-BAGS 2006 195 x 127 Seen on the approach to the Suffolk County Show. |
 6 FUNFAIR RIDE 2007 – 08 560 x 255 An attraction at the temporary fair on Southampton Common. |
 8 LADY KNOX GEYSER WITH FIGURES, N.Z. 2007 – 08 340 x 213 This geyser was discovered by accident in the 19th Century, when the local convicts came to do their laundry in the springs. They were scared stiff, scattering when the soap they were using broke the surface-tension and set off the geyser. Once they realised what it was, they built stones round it, now smoothed and covered by time. It is an established, if low-key, tourist attraction, occasionally spurting for a whole hour, and is still set off during the day by the addition of soap. See www.geyserland.co.nz/ladyknox.htm |
| This is an example of a picture 'taking over'. It was to have been the participants and their colourful, flag-bestrewn tents at the World Volleyball Championships at Wide Lane Sports Ground, near Southampton Airport. Once I'd 'laid it in' this far, it 'told' me that it was very nice as it was! (I will work on the original concept later). |  9 SWAYTHLING MEADOW 2007 285 x 420 |
 10 TREES WITH RED AND GREEN LANDSCAPE 2006 301 x 401 |
 12 TWIN SNOWY PEAKS, NORWAY 2004 198 x 115 Another, but smaller, version of Rugged Peak, exhibited in 2004's "Here and There". That sold and, as an experiment to see if I could repeat the technique, I did another one... and so on! |
 13 CRATER, N.Z. 2004 160 x 190 |
 17 ULURU II 2006 – 07 170 x 285 |
 21 CORBIÈRE LIGHTHOUSE, JERSEY 2007 340 x 280 |
This is a recall of the first image I can remember as a child. My parents spent their honeymoon in Jersey and a picture of the lighthouse stood on the dressing-table. In 1949 I went on holiday with my mother and got to see the reality. I was not disappointed, but only now have I thought of making a painting of it. |
 23 VICTORIAN ARCADE, RAMSGATE 2002 – 08 215 x 270 |
 24 THE FAREWELL 2007 164 x 229 |
 ex. cat. LIMESTONE PINNACLE, W. AUSTRALIA 2006 acrylic on paper 555 x 420 City Art Gallery, Jun. 2006 Although not a representation of specific stones, this is closer to the visual impression of the Pinnacles Desert than that seen in cat. no. 16. Without climbing the formations, or flying, you can't achieve the near-aerial view that cat. no. 16 (imaginarily) shows. |
 28 SIAMESE CEREMONIAL 2004 – 06 425 x 425 Entirely from imagination, stemming from images in Thailand with its ornate decorations, monks and orange-clad buddhas. Orange has a special religious significance and flowers abound. In the flower market there are swathes of orange flowers, some arranged into tall columns and large shapes as well as tiny posies. There is a feeling of quiet celebration and reverence with these little nosegays hanging everywhere, even in taxi-cabs. |
 33 CLEY HILL, WILTSHIRE 2006 – 07 284 x 343 The hill is near Warminster, first seen when we turned off a main road on the way home. |
 34 CRICCIETH CASTLE, N. WALES 2006 – 07 316 x 348 |
 35 THE ILLICIT CLIMB 2005 – 08 160 x 185 | Uluru is sacred to the indigenous Australians who are very uneasy about all this climbing and the manner in which it is done. There are T-shirts for sale, emblazoned with "I've Climbed Ayers' Rock" slogans. To the native people, such behaviour is comparable with desecrating a cathedral's altar. |
 36 POPPY FIELD, TEST VALLEY I 2003 – 06 265 x 345 |
 20 POPPY FIELD, TEST VALLEY II 2004 – 06 109 x 127 |
 37 MOREAKI BOULDERS, N.Z. 2007 – 08 237.5 x 415 |
These are reminiscent of spaceships. They formed 60 million years ago, around a central core of carbonate of lime crystals, which attracted other minerals from the muddy sediment on the sea floor. The sediment contained shells and plant fragments. The stones lay deep in the cliffs until erosion revealed them. The outsides are smooth but where they are broken the white honeycomb centres are evident. |
 39 BEHIND THE BEACH-HUTS 2007 – 08 96 x 144 • From imagination. |
 42 SULPHUR PIT, WAI-O-TAPU, N.Z. 2006 94 x 126 • |
 46 FOLK SINGER 2007 – 08 457.5 x 295 • Based on the American, Mike Agranoff, performing at Fifehead Magdalen Village Hall in Somerset. |
 48 CLOSE HARMONY 2007 125 x 85 |
50 ULURU I 2007 280 x 420