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Shane Larkin
Mitta Mitta River Below The Dart
Oil
Having spent my early childhood years on a dairy farm located on the Mitta Mitta River in the beautiful Mitta Valley I have always wanted to capture on canvas its enduring mystique.
In 1973 work started on the Dartmouth Dam in the upper reaches of the Mitta Mitta River, NE Victoria. It was widely feared that the Dam would destroy the beauty and freedom of this magnificent river along with the local farming communities. The dam was completed in 1979. Fast forward 47 years and the Mitta Mitta River has not only endured the turmoil but has retained its beauty, meandering freedom and still supports the Mitta Valley farming communities.
Size: 43 × 28 cm
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About Shane Larkin
Shane was born in Tallangatta, Victoria, and lived in the picturesque Mitta Valley to the age of 9 then moved with his family to Wakool in southern New South Wales to a mixed farm with cattle, dairy, sheep and cereal cropping.
Having grown up in the country, Shane’s appreciation and connection with the land has remained with him throughout his life and his paintings reflect his affinity with nature.
Shane’s interest and ambition to pursue oil painting started during his childhood and he is now using oils to capture the colours, light and atmosphere of our beautiful country.
