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John Kemp
Talgum
Acrylic on canvas
Having lived in the Northern Rivers in my younger years, nostalgia and connection brought me back to Tyalgum.
On a cool morning, as I walked to the riverbank to look for platypus, the lifting fog revealed an ethereal scene which was reflected in the tranquil waters of the Oxley River.
As I paused, my reverie was broken by the egrets hunting for breakfast...
Size: 125 × 64 cm
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About John Kemp
John Kemp was born in Sydney, where he won the Southern Cross Art Exhibition (under 18's) and lived there until the age of 12 when his family moved to the Sunshine Coast.
Working as a tour guide from Tasmania and Kangaroo Island to the Kimberley and New Zealand, fired his passion for landscapes. He painted on days-off and sold to tourists and fellow staff-members.
Some difficult personal circumstances stopped him painting for many years. Now, heading towards retirement, John has returned to his art.
Acrylics are his preferred medium, having previously worked in oils, pottery and fibreglass, using air-brush.
