We had five lovely days on the road (less one day off for good behaviour). First we returned to an old favorite town, Bathurst. A visit to the Regional Gallery and some top nosh at the local Angus beef specialist. We had the Barra and the pizza (no cheese which raised the eyebrows on our waitress) starting off with dips, tapenade, olive oil and balsamic and more crostini than I could jump over.
Next stop Orange, where all of these images were taken. We stayed at the the Duntryleague Guesthouse. An amazing colonial home. We had the chapel. Disappointed as the Regional Gallery was in the midst of a changeover, however they still had one gallery operating with an inspiring selection of drawings from their collection. Some wonderful work there including some very fine drawings by John Forrester Clack.
Dubbo was the site of the third Regional Gallery on our list. We had a disappointing beginning in dear old Dubbo. I think we could have just kept on driving but it was getting late. We stayed the night in a brick fortress planning an early start after running through the gallery at top speed. How wrong our plans were to be. The exhibition Dream Weavers was the best show I have seen in a long while. And that was not all, the other two shows were also show stoppers in their own way. Lagau Dunalaig (island lifestyle), Brian Robinson and Joel Sam, two Torres Straight Islanders and excellent Printmakers. The work was spectacular beyond my initial expectations. We had coffee (and nearly toast) in the sun and chatted with the gallery manager and ended up having a very nice time indeed.
Images of the grounds at our lodgings in Orange - the Duntryleague Guest House.
