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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Sydney, NSW, Australia
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.

Saturday 2 March 2013

'From the Hungry Mile to Barangaroo'

My solo exhibition 'From the Hungry Mile to Barangaroo' will be held at the Frances Keevil Gallery until 24th March 2013.
plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery

'Goat Island from Moore's Wharf'
2013 oil on canvas 122 x 183cm Sold
The 'Hungry Mile''
2007 oil on canvas 100 x 122cm
Enquiries about these paintings
This exhibition will be the major event for Art Month, and will opened by Elizabeth Fortescue, Visual Arts Writer for The Daily Telegraph on Tuesday 5th March 2013, 6 – 8pm.
plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery
'Wharf 6/7' 1999 oil on canvas 61 x 101cm
'Harbour Control Tower from Moore's Wharf ' 
2013 oil on canvas 51 x 25cm  Sold

'L3' Crane, with the 'Taiko'
2006 oil on canvas 51 x 25cm
'Barangaroo from Glebe Island' 2010
oil on canvas 31 x 61 cm  Sold
'The empty wharf from shed 6' 2008
oil on canvas 31 x 61cm
'Interior, Wharf 8-9' 2000
oil on canvas 31 x 61cm
'Night, from bridge of 'Maersk Gateshead'
2009 oil on canvas 61 x 91cm
'The 'Southern Cross'
2007 oil on canvas 31 x 92cm Sold
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plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery

'Yellow cranes from the cage'
2007 oil on canvas 153 x 61cm Sold
'Capitaine Tasman' + 'Caledonie Express' night
2007 oil on canvas 31x103cm
'The last call of the 'Tampa'
2007 oil on canvas 31x103cm
'Forklifts in the fog panorama'
2007 oil on canvas 31x103cm
'The Pacific Dawn with demolition of Shed 6'
2008 oil on canvas 31x103cm
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The gallery was still hanging the exhibition when these photos were taken.
plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery
'The Last of the Hungry Mile' 2007 oil on canvas 180 x 122cm
FINALIST : 2008 SULMAN PRIZE, ART GALLERY OF NSW
'Walsh Bay Wharves, Moore's Wharf and the Hungry Mile'
2002 oil on canvas 122 x 152cm
'Relics from the 'Dead House' 2007 oil on canvas 122 x 100cm

Enquiries about these paintings

The paintings show the transition of the former wharf, East Darling Harbour, known as the "Hungry Mile", to the construction site, Barangaroo.
plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery
'Sydney Harbour Panorama from the Stamford on Kent'
2007 oil on canvas 25 x 153cm Sold

'Moore's Wharf from the bridge of 'Scholarship'
2007 oil on canvas 25 x 51cm Sold
Moore's Wharf, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Walsh Bay Wharves'
2007 oil on canvas 25 x 51cm Sold
'Wharf Skeleton' 2008 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm
'The wharves and High St from the Stamford on Kent'
2007 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm"
'The Last of the Hungry Mile' 2007 oil on canvas 180 x 122cm
FINALIST : 2008 SULMAN PRIZE, ART GALLERY OF NSW
Enquiries about these paintings

I've had a ring-side seat to paint this fascinating area, courtesy of many businesses and private individuals, who had to put up with having a self-appointed "Artist in Residence" paint from their offices, shops, cafes or homes.
plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery

'Harbour Control Tower from Moore's Wharf '
2013 oil on canvas 51 x 25cm Sold
'L3' Crane, with 'Taiko' 2006
oil on canvas 51 x 25cm
'The 'Charlotte ' passing Goat Island 2011
oil on canvas 15 x 18cm Sold 
'Goat Island from Moore's Wharf' 2010
oil on canvas 45 x 91 cm
'High Street from the wharf' 2007
oil on canvas 31 x 41cm
'Forklifts in the fog' 2007
oil on canvas 31 x 41cm
Enquiries about these paintings

I've been able to create large-scale plein air canvases in the middle of the Barangaroo demolition site, from the top of the Harbour Control Tower and in Moore's Wharf, the headquarters of the Sydney Ports Corporation Emergency Response Tugs and Pilot Boats.
plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery
'Sydney Harbour Panorama from the Stamford on Kent'
2007 oil on canvas 25 x 153cm Sold
Moore's Wharf from the bridge of the 'Scholarship'
2007 oil on canvas 25 x 51cm Sold
Moore's Wharf, Sydney Harbour Bridge and Walsh Bay Wharves'
2007 oil on canvas 25 x 51cm Sold
'Wharf Skeleton' 2008 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm

'The wharves and High St from Stamford on Kent'
2007 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm
Enquiries about these paintings
These are the last outposts of maritime and industrial activity, once so familiar around Sydney Harbour.
plein air oil paintings of Barangaroo by artist Jane Bennett at the Frances Keevil Gallery
'Wharf Skeleton' 2008 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm

'The wharves and High St from the Stamford on Kent'
2007 oil on canvas 75 x 100cm
Enquiries about these paintings
 
See also my previous solo exhibition in 2011 at the Frances Keevil Gallery : "May Close without warning"


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