Barge "Vega"

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Superbly executed Earl

Posted by Michael Edwards on Mon 19 Nov 20:14:57

I love your style Earl, and this is lovely fresh watercolour.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 19 Nov 22:22:54

This one jumped out at me. Lovely fresh palette.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Wed 21 Nov 07:44:49

Beautiful!

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Wed 21 Nov 13:30:54

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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The historic barge "Vega" now finds itself in an almost land-locked location at the Swan Hill Pioneer Village in Victoria, Australia. Once this strongly constructed barge was towed behind paddlewheelers on the mighty Murray River servicing many farmers by carrying huge loads ... it was capable of carrying over 2000 wool bales at any one time. In this painting I have endeavoured to show something of its out-of-character isolation in the dry, hot surroundings of early village architecture.

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Earl Hingston

Earl Hingston was born in New Zealand. He has had a career in advertising and corporate visual communication as a designer and illustrator. In the 1960s Earl came to Sydney to gain further experience. A challenge to open Wellington’s first graphic design consultancy saw a return to New Zealand. The…

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