NEW DIRECTION

🌸🌺🌻🌼🌿🍀🍁🍂🍃🌹🌷 NEW DIRECTION Ed. No. 133 - IT IS ALL OUR OWN CHOICE

~ A FL🌸WER SH🌺W ~

AN EXHIBITION OF ARTWORKS BY NEVILLE WILLIAMS

WHERE WOULD WE BE

WITHOUT THE SUNSHINE IN OUR LIVES?

Sunshine! (reconnection 1)

(A guiding light for Sydney and Australia)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 120cm (H) x 132cm (W)

Media: Acrylic and paper dots on stretched canvas

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Artist's Note:

You are looking at an exuberant sunburst of light and life.

An artwork designed to encourage us to celebrate life!

IN A TIME OF UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE

WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE

THAT THE SUM OF OUR GOOD TIMES SHINES ON US

OUTWEIGHING THE SHADOWS.

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Theseus and the Minotaur (2020)

"Make the maze of life amazing"

(with a wink to Rosalie Gascoigne and a nod to John Coburn)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 59cm (H) x 74cm (W)

Medium: Mixed media on cardboard jigsaw puzzle

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Artist's Note:

YOO are looking into a mirror.

The Minotaur and Theseus are both in us

and it's quite a maze inside there!

To find his way out of the maze Theseus carried a string

to mark the route and so find his way back to his own Eden.

In this story Theseus comes to understand that facing

the fears we all hold within us makes a more complete self.

It's OK to have a shadow.

The light and the dark are opposite halves of the same whole.

"Know thyself"*

...and you've found the source of your own happiness.

That's a Sun Tree to the left of artwork.

Put simply this artwork is a contemporary retelling

of the old adage "HOME SWEET HOME".

*Socrates

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TAKE TIME TO SMELL THE FLOWERS

"Pippin's Poppies"(2021)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 76cm W x 101.5cm H x 3.5cm D

Media: Acrylic, charcoal, Conté crayon, tissue paper,

gold leaf on canvas (unframed)

POA

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Artist's Note:

This artwork is called “Pippin’s Poppies” inspired by an exuberant theatrical production

of the show “PIPPIN” staged at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney (Dec. 2020).

Glad to have seen the show early in the season because it was squeezed out too soon by Covid.

Jeez, all of the work that those wonderful artists, musicians, production, creatives and management

put into that fabulous show.

The production deserved a longer run.

What talented people!

I do so love excellence in no matter what form it comes.

I’ve glued my front row ticket (thanks John) to the canvas.

It deserves to be there. Loved it.

In Pippin a young Prince goes on a journey,

in a sense to find himself, only to ultimately discover

what he is looking for in the simple life of home.

Pippin’s travails are a burst of colour to say the least.

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FOOTNOTE: This is a very delicate artwork.

The painted tissue paper flowers project forward of the canvas.

This is part of the attractiveness of the artwork but also makes it fragile.

To give the artwork longevity any purchaser should adopt the painting

with the understanding that for best display it needs to be placed

in a BOX FRAME UNDER GLASS OR CLEAR ACRYLIC.

To display the artwork as is will expose it to dust and the elements.

The painting would only last for a very short time.

A bit like real flowers. Enjoy them while yoo can.

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FIND THE LEADER IN YOO

(CLICK ON PIC TO ENLARGE)

Clover's Flowers (St. Mary's Cathedral Sydney) (Dec. 2020)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Acrylic on canvas (framed)

Size: 92cm H x 125cm W x 3.5cm D

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Artist's Note:

While out on my daily walk during the time of Corona

I happened upon one of the City of Sydney's

flower boxes at St. Mary's Cathedral.

It got me to thinking about all the good work

the Lord Mayor does for Sydney.

This is only possible because of all those capable staff

and supporters around her.

Here you are looking at a bunch of those supporters.

I've tried to give the painting some depth to match

the depth of character required to run a multi-dimensional City.

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Goldfish Bowl of Flowers / Yellow Flowers (1993)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: Approx. 20cm square and 25cm W x 35cm H respectively

Medium: Acrylic on stretched canvas, framed

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Artist's Note:

Two artworks where a minimalist style is employed.

Love the idea of saying something with an economy of expression.

Leaving it up to the viewer to fill in any void using their own imagination seems valid!

Both works are held in separate private collections.

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STUDY 1 STUDY 2

Studies for “Calvi and the Guides”(circa 1995)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: Each approx. 70cm W x 50cm H

Medium: Study 1 – Egg carton cardboard collage, gold leaf,

acrylic on canvas board, framed

Study 2 – Acrylic, collage, binder medium on canvas board, framed

Both are held in separate private collections

Study for “Calvi and the Guides” (circa 1995)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: Approx. 70cm W x 50cm H

Medium: Egg carton cardboard collage, gold leaf,

acrylic on canvas board, framed

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Artist's Note:

This is a metaphorical portrait of people as flowers.

Here we have bunches of beautiful roses.

Roses quite often come with both love and thorns.

Some though take the time, care and pay attention to detail

by removing the thorns before presenting their bouquet.

John Calvi is that sort of a person.

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"A Visit to Angela"(March 2020)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Media: Mixed Media

Size: 122cm(H) x 91cm(W) x 4cm(D) (UNFRAMED)

ARTWORK HELD IN TRUST

Artist's Note:

When my friend Angela was sick a while back

I visited her at home with this bunch of flowers.

It seemed like a good subject to paint and the video below

shows the development process. The collage elements were kindly supplied by Angela's work colleagues.

I utilised the time in isolation
during the Coronavirus pandemic to complete the artwork.

Angela is a most wonderful person a warm,

natural and humane individual.

I hope the painting reflects her colourful spirit.

WATCH A SHORT VIDEO

OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ARTWORK (HERE)

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Remembrance Day (Flanders Poppies) (2014)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 60cm H x 120cm W x 4cm D

Media: Acrylic, collage on (2) co-joined stretched canvas's unframed
PRIVATE COLLECTION

This artwork is inspired by a photograph

by gardening writer Cheryl Maddocks.

Artist's Note:

This artwork of a windswept field of poppies

might almost be called the battle of the poppies.

The left side of the artwork is weighted with red tones

while the right side of the painting leans towards green.

These are complementary opposite colours

and could I suppose represent opposite sides

in any battle or viewpoint.

Interesting how finally a balance is achieved

in the overall work.

This is the poppy traditionally worn on Remembrance Day

to honour the fallen soldiers in the Fields of France

during World War 1.

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Angela’s Visit (2015)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 60cm (W) x 88cm (H) x 3cm (D)

Media: Acrylic, charcoal on stretched canvas, unframed

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Artist's Note:

Following hospital surgery I was showered with a lot of love

from friends, work colleagues and family.

This painting is an expression of thanks for all of your kind attentions.

Angela was one of those wonderful people who visited
arriving with a huge bunch of flowers that I have painted here.

The actual flowers were bright red but appear here as the pure gold that yoo are.

Thank yoo everyone for your heartfelt kindnesses.

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Two Vases of Flowers (circa 1993)

Size: Each approx. 69cm W x 94cm H

Medium: Acrylic on canvas board and masonite respectively, framed
Both artworks are held in separate private collections.

Artist's Note:

Everything old is new again.

There is real delight in breathing new life into old works by painting over them

with something fresh but leaving parts of the old work to shine through.

The history of each work gives them more depth.

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Remembering Russell Prowse (2012)

Size: 100cm wide x 120cm high

Medium: Acrylic, gold leaf, encaustic, corrugated cardboard collage

on plywood (unframed)

PRIVATE COLLECTION

Artist's Note:

I had the great privilege of working for the late Russell Blair Prowse OBE during the 1970's.

This is a metaphorical portrait of him as a vase of blooming apricot roses.
The apricot roses are a reference to the rosebuds he picked out of his garden

and wore in his lapel.

This man was a leader and a teacher.

While he was a conservative, disciplined, balanced
and ordered man he was also highly creative and a humane human being.

So I have tried to present a certain formality in the work

but also the spontaneity and expressiveness of his creativity.

In this artwork I have wanted to say something more about the man himself.

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(TO SEE MORE DETAIL VIEW "THE GARDEN OF BEAUTY" CONCEPT VISUAL BELOW)

The Garden of Beauty ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI SCHOOL PADDINGTON (1994)

Size: 10m W x 2.4m H

Medium: Acrylics on brick wall

Design inspired and painted by the 120 children, parents, teachers and friends

of St. Francis of Assisi School Oxford Street Paddington.

Mural initiated by Mrs. Kathleen Neill - School Principal

Artist: Neville Williams assisted by Judy King

Creative Consultant: Cole Lagudi (Year 3)

The mural existed for around ten years but the passage of time

saw that the wall was repainted to plain colour.

Artist's Note:

This project demanded as much as any other project that I worked on over the years

in both the Corporate or Government fields.

THE GARDEN OF BEAUTY - CONCEPT VISUAL

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...and just one more

“Yesterday, Today and the Saviours of Tomorrow”(May 2020)

Inspired by The Children’s Tree, Botanic Gardens Sydney

Size: 160cm (W) x 80cm (H) x 2cm (D)

Medium: Acrylic, charcoal on canvas (framed)

POA

Artist's Note:

This is the third attempt at producing this artwork.

Originally I had wanted to make a portrait. After two weeks it wasn’t working and was whited over.

Following another one and a half weeks work I turned the painting on its side and its wishes came through.

The Childrens Tree
(Photo: Evie Pikler)

Quite clearly the centrepiece wanted to be inspired by the Children’s Tree located near the waters edge in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney where Captain Arthur Phillip sailed past before raising the British Union Flag at Sydney Cove in 1788 to establish European Settlement here in Australia.

The artwork didn’t want to be a portrait it wanted to be a landscape that tells a story. It is an important story. It is a story of what we are doing to our planet earth. Our home. We are ruining it and us along with it.

To the right of the canvas we can see the walkway leading towards Sydney Cove from Farm Cove. A very subliminal opera house and harbour bridge can be observed if you look for them. The Spirits of Bennelong and Barangaroo can also be seen walking towards their rightful place in our larger STORY FOR AUSTRALIA

Along the bottom at the roots of the tree are the world’s children represented by emojis. It’s their future and they and the child within us all is what will save the planet - along with the help of our artists and entertainers*.

Or perhaps the emojis shown are mostly just Lotto balls?

Is that the Sun trying to break through in the top right corner?

Let the child in us speak.