Jane Bennett - Last Days of the Working Harbour

2008 Sulman Prize Finalist - The Last of the Hungry Mile

Collectors of Jane Bennett’s Sydney Harbour paintings and those subjects which have historical significance will be pleased to know she is a finalist in the Sulman Prize with a work titled “The Last of the Hungry Mile”.

Jane says: "My work has been inspired by an enduring love for Sydney Harbour. I am just one of a long line of Australian artists to have an interest in the Harbour’s maritime history, but the strange niche that I have carved for myself as the chronicler of the last days of Sydney’s decline from a gritty, vibrant working harbour into a sanitised leisure and residential centre is one that I could never have imagined from the outset...Most recently I have been painting on the wharves at Miller’s Point, as Port Jackson’s traditional role as a working harbour is ending. I have grabbed every opportunity to record significant events in the maritime & industrial history of Sydney and many of the subjects that I have painted have not been accessible to the general public for reasons of security or danger. As well as ground level views of stevedoring activity, I have also been permitted to paint from the bridge of the enormous cargo ships, and even to use the Harbour Control Tower as a studio giving me unprecedented access to the most spectacular views of Sydney Harbour throughout a time of historic change. The last cargo ship departed Darling Harbour in October 2007, the wharves at Miller’s Point are already being demolished and the last of the wharf buildings will be flattened by the end of April 2008."

To view or purchase works please contact Nan Howard 0419 631 854 or howardfineart@bigpond.com
Works by Doreen Shaw will be featured on the website in June 2008.

The empty wharf from the Harbour Control Tower  $5000 61x91cm oil on canvas . The empty wharf from shed 6 $1250 31x61cm oil on canvas	The empty wharf from the interior of shed 5 $5000 91x61cm oil on canvas
More paintings of the Working Harbour by Jane Bennett were featured in our 2007 Christmas Exhibition.	Stormclouds over the wharf $5000 61x91cm oil on canvas
New Year's Eve 2007-08 $500 unframed 22x30cm gouache on paper	The Southern Cross from the Harbour Control Tower $1500 30x50cm gouache on paper
The Don Juan at night from the Harbour Control Tower $990 20x27cm gouache on paper	New Year's Eve 2007-08, The Ship Parade $770 22x30cm gouache on paper
The Forum Samoa 2 with tugs off Garden Island from Harbour Control Tower $1200 gouache on paper	"I have also been permitted to paint from the bridge of the enormous cargo ships, and even to use the Harbour Control Tower as a studio."
Hammerhead Crane, late afternoon $1250 28x49cm gouache on paper . Queen Mary 2 docking at Garden Island $2750 30x103cm oil on canvas	The Hungry Mile from the Harbour Control Tower II $6000 101x76cm gouache on paper
The empty wharf $5000 61x91cm oil on canvas

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George Sayers

Limited Edition Etchings

	Camden Hospital This is the present hospital building in Menangle Road. The section behind the palm trees was opened in May 1902. It was enlarged in 1939, 1971 and 2001. Very much a community hospital, it has been supported by local organisations and individuals. $85 unframed 24x32cm
St John's Anglichan Church Camden Work on Camden’s best known landmark began in 1840. Shortage of funds with the 1840s depression delayed its completion and it was consecrated on 7th June 1849. Several architects are mentioned in relation to its design, including Mortimer Lewis and Edmund Blacket, but the design is said to have been an English one favoured by the Macarthur family. $85 unframed 29x25cm
	Camden Fire Station This building was built shortly after 1867 as the meeting rooms of the Camden Branch of the Sons of Temperance, and was known as the Temperance Hall. The high brick front was added in 1916 and the building functioned as Camden’s Fire Station until 1993. $65 unframed 20x16cm