Industrial Cathedral

Industrial Cathedral
"Industrial Cathedral" charcoal on paper 131 x 131 cm Jane Bennett. Finalist in 1998 Dobell Drawing Prize Art Gallery of NSW Finalist 1998 Blake Prize Winner 1998 Hunter's Hill Open Art Prize

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I'm an Industrial Heritage Artist who paints "en plein air".If it's damaged, derelict, doomed and about to disappear, I'll be there to paint it.

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Cruising

Barangaroo : Paintings of the Pacific Jewel at the temporary cruise ship terminal
Plein air oil painting of cruise ship 'Pacific Jewel' at the East Darling Harbour Wharves painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
"The Pacific Jewel arrives at Barangaroo" 2010
oil painting on canvas 36 x 46 cm
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janecooperbennett@gmail.com

The first cruise ship to use the temporary facilities at Barangaroo was the 'Pacific Jewel', coincidentally the last cruise ship to dock at the old terminal, at Darling Harbour Wharf 8.
I painted this and several other canvases on the wharf itself. I had to go through the X ray with all of my painting gear.
I forgot and left my palette knife in my trolley luggage, so I had a bit of explaining to do! 
Plein air oil painting of cruise ship 'Pacific Jewel' at the East Darling Harbour Wharves painted by industrial heritage artist Jane Bennett
"The 'Pacific Jewel ' at the new temporary facility at Darling Harbour"
Diptych- 2010 oil painting on canvas 25 x 51 cm each
Total image size 25 x 102cm
Enquiries about this painting

I made the most of my unprecedented access to areas usually forbidden to the public to paint the hidden side of the cruise ship experience- from the viewpoint of those who make it possible.
Soon the White Bay sheds will be demolished and replaced by the new cruise ship terminal, which will be built in about 2 years.
The Pyrmont wharves and the beige towers of Star City Casino are visible in the background to the left behind the tangle of ropes.
I spent a great deal of my time between about 1982 - 1996 painting all over Pyrmont, you can see more details at my Pyrmont page in this blog.

 See my "Painting Barangaroo" blog

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