Perspective, the play of light and shadow and colour graduation are challenges with representational painting. Carl’s representative landscape and interior paintings are mostly Sydney centric. Carl also paints psychological and imaginary landscape paintings, of which some examples can be seen in the Anthropocene page.
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DIBBLE AVENUE WATERHOLE
76 cm X 101 cm Oil on Canvas 2015 (Available)
This former 1890’s clay brick pit, innocuously located in suburban Dulwich Hill had an incarnation as local swimming hole in the 1930’s, 40’ and 50’s. It is now is an unofficial sanctuary for bird life.
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WAVERTON COAL LOADER
90 cm x 145 cm (Triptych) Oil on Canvas 2016 (Not Available)
The Waverton Coal Loader is a relic from the days when Sydney Harbour was a bustling working harbour.
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COCKATOO ISLAND (Wa-rea-mah)
30 cm x 20 cm Acrylic on Board 2012 (Not Available)
Cockatoo Island has a chequered history since colonization. Once a convict penal island 1839-1869,) it became established as a major site for Australian shipbuilding works (1857-1991). It is currently UNESCO Listed and on the Sydney tourist trail.
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OBSERVATORY HILL PARK 1
76 cm x 76 cm Oil on Canvas 2017 (Not Available)
With stunning views of North Sydney and Sydney Harbour this elevated park is one of the many jewels in the crown of Sydney Harbour.
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OBSERVATORY HILL PARK 2
76 cm x 76 cm Oil on Canvas 2017 (Not Available)
Observatory Hill Park is situated on the doorstep of town, but just off the beaten track enough to be able to enjoy some periods of quiet and spaciousness during the day.
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OBSERVATORY HILL PARK 3
76 cm x 101 cm Oil on Canvas 2017 (Not Available)
Sadly, the majestic mature Moreton Bay Fig trees that guard Sydney are decreasing in number. Each mature tree has evolved into a highly individual specimen with unique buttress roots, branches and sometime also ariel roots.
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PIRRAMA PARK PYRMONT
40 cm x 40 cm Oil on Canvas 2011 (Not Available)
Looking west toward Balmain, this inner city Harbourside park was created from a site that once contained wharves and part of the Colonial Sugar Factory. Sydney Harbour was once a busy working port, but that title now belongs to Botany Bay.
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SYDNEY HOSPITAL HALLWAY
101 cm x 76 cm Oil on Canvas 2009 (Not Available)
A Sydney Hospital building has been located on Macquarie Street since 1811. The 1868 Florence Nightingale building has the ambience of olden days. I painted the hallway on the second floor of the Nightingale Wing in sepia to reflect the age and history of the building.
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SPECTACLE ISLAND SYDNEY HARBOUR
33 cm x 50 cm Acrylic on Canvas Board 2017 (Not Available)
This largely overlooked island in Sydney Harbour is not accessible to the general public. It is the oldest naval explosives manufacturing and storage complex in Australia dating from 1865.