Jo Mulholland – Remembering, an anthology.
Dutch-born, Jo Mulholland, is celebration his 65th birthday, with an exhibition of 60+ paintings, remembering people and places that he has liked.
Fulfilling the life-long ambition to paint, in retirement, he has produced these more than sixty paintings, within the last three years.
Each painting is a “snapshot”, in oil on canvas, of a friendly face, or a favourite location, encountered, during 52 years in Australia.
Partly completing an Art Teachers Conversion Course, in the early 1970s, he chose to remain a teacher, in the NSW primary school system, enjoying the enthusiasm and energy of his students.
At that time, the Waratah Festival, was a wonderful way to allow the pupils to exhibit their art works, in Sydney’s Hyde Park.
In addition, enthusiasm for coaching school soccer teams; teaching dancing; and simply the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic, was a deciding factor.
In recent years, there was also an enthusiasm for genuine naturism, as recreation, also reflected in a number of the works.
Active in the Dutch community, of NSW, Jo Mulholland is a member of the boards of the Dutch Australian Cultural Centre and the NSW Federation of Netherlands Societies.
6 - 12 October 08 |
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