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Kerry
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Kerry Sandhu Art in Darwin City
The Band Played Waltzing Matilda
This painting was painted on ANZAC day 2020 and is named after the Eric Bogle song of the same name. The lyrics to this song are just so powerful and moving:
"When I was a young man I carried me pack
And I lived the free life of the rover
From the Murray's green basin to the dusty outback
I waltzed my Matilda all over
Then in 1915 my country said: Son,
It's time to stop rambling, there's work to be done
So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun
And they sent me away to the war
And the band played Waltzing Matilda
When the ship pulled away from the quay
And amid all the tears, flag waving and cheers
We sailed off for Gallipoli..."
The red poppy symbolises the fallen service men and women, and the purple poppy symbolises the fallen service animals, and their ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
❤🌺 LEST WE FORGET ❤🌺
16" x 20"
41cm x 51cm
(Comes in a pine box frame)
This piece comes finished in a pine box frame which adds about another 1 - 1.5cm to the overall dimensions of the painting. It is painted on a gallery wrapped canvas, has been sealed with varnish and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Availability: Sold
Medium: acrylic paint
Collection: australiana, animals, landscape
Size: 20in (W) X 16in (H)
Price: $450
Meet the Artist
Darwin City, AustraliaKerry is an emerging, self-taught acrylic artist born and living all of her life in Perth, Western Australia, until her move to Darwin in the Northern Territory in January 2020.
She is inspired by nature, spirit, life, music and lyrics and just like her music tastes, her artistic style, techniques and themes are very eclectic.
Kerry's ‘inspired art from the heart’ covers a variety of themes which encapsulates her raw uniqueness and spiritual energy as she creates vibrant paintings of the beauty found in the details of her life.
Kerry has a love of painting and creating and wants to share this with others to help inspire, heal, motivate or whatever emotion her paintings evoke, allowing the viewer to experience their own connection with the artwork.
After years of searching for that one passion to ignite her soul and give her an outlet from her everyday life, Kerry discovered acrylic painting, and she has never looked back! She also realised from her own life experiences, that many other people have been, or are in a similar circumstances and don't know where to start to find theirs.
So, after 7 years of following this passion of creativity and exploring all that comes with it, (the good, the bad, the ugly and the amazing), and now living this daily within her art business, Kerry has created her very first ‘Pure Imagination’ Painting Funshop, so you too can FREE YOUR MIND and find your unique voice!
Kerry's Pure Imagination Painting Funshops are designed to get the participants to * Look * Listen * Feel * Imagine * and unleash their creative voice in a new and exciting way by painting from their heart and imagination, using both formal and unique techniques. This will help to liberate the soul though fun, excitement, curiosity and wonder, taking you back to childhood when you did things just for fun, with no pressure or guilt!
The more creative we are, and the more beauty that we produce, we guarantee liberty, personal freedom, empowerment, and prosperity in our lives.
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