This book features sketches and paintings of musicians who play or played with the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) together with notes from the artist. Preparatory sketches for the finished portraits are included as they offer insights both into the lives of this group of inspiring musicians as well as the artist’s practice and inspirations.
In 2020 when the pandemic closed borders the musical sketches provided a fertile resource for orchestral paintings.
The paintings and sketches in this book are available for purchase and all funds go to ACO education initiatives one of which supports musical education for some of the most disadvantaged primary school students in Sydney. The program is having the most marvelous success. Get in touch with the artist through our contact page.
The Painted Orchestra is available at your local bookstore or on Amazon.
Size of sketches and paintings
Most of the sketches are on 24 x 32cm (9.45 x 12.59″) 200g/m2 paper. Others are 30×40 cm, 20 x 29cm or 15 x 21 cm. Please contact us to inquire.
The paintings and larger portraits also vary in size. Watercolour portraits are on full sized (76 x 56 cm) Arches rag paper. The sizes of the Acrylic/Oil paintings are given in the captions to each painting.
Portraits and Abstractions
The last part of the book is filled with portraits, some of them abstractions, featuring musicians of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Here are a few snippets of the paintings.
