Last week I had the pleasure of attending the Open Garden at Anlaby Station, one of the very few surviving Merino Studs, dating back to the 1840's. Back in the early days the station ran over 60,000 sheep and 208 bales of wool were sold from Anlaby in the colonies first wool sale.Fredrick Dutton was the original owner, who's story may be followed in the book '
Anlaby, A beautiful Step Back in Time.' by Peter Hayward, for more details please visit the
Anlaby Website.
The weekend consisted of Open Garden, Food and Wine stalls, a wonderful exhibition of sculptures, Fashion in Wool and the Impressions of Anlaby painted by artists from all over Australia who had stayed at Anlaby previously. Yours truly was one of these artists and my paintings, 'The Avenue' and 'Anlaby Pomegranate' have new homes in the area.
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| The Avenue |
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| Anlaby Pomegranate |
The above photos of my paintings were taken by Wade of
Ashley Photography whom I recommend highly for his photographic professionalism.
Here is a bombardment of Anlaby photos for you to skim through!
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| Suzie! |
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| 'Smudge' the farm cat immortalized |
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| Anlaby Flowers |
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| Fashions in Wool |
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| Suzie and 'Ramekin in the Lambykin' The first painting sold. |
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| The Clock House |
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| The B&B at Anlaby |
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| Everyone just loved this outfit |
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| This car was owned by one of the Dutton family |
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The real 'Smudge'
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The five days was a slice of wonderful life, the gardens, fashion and art, the food the pub, all a taste of country life. It was an exciting time, the people and memories of Anlaby have enriched my world...
