Moon Rising over th Mitchell Falls in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia

'Moon rising over the Mitchell Falls' oil on canvas 100 by 111 cms 

by Jeremy Holton 

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Its 2 to 3 days driver from Perth to the Kimberley in the remote North of Western Australia. Another day or two along the Gibb River Road and then the track to the Mitchell Plateau. The roads are impassable in the Wet so its best to go soon after when the gorges are all flowing and hope that you don’t get blocked by a river crossing. The Mitchell Falls is worth it. This is early evening in the Dry when the falls are not in full spate but its still magnificent. I went for a walk from our camp site and left it too late to return. It was dark and I knew I had to cross a creek but couldn't find the path. In the end I took a guess as to where the camp was and waded across the stream in the dark (no crocs in that section I hoped) and luckily my sense of direction was OK as I scrambled into the camp as my friends were beginning to get worried. Nothing for several hundred kms cliffs and gorges not a good place to get lost in the dark.

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Elephants in Thailand

Tame elephants are common in Thailand and they turn up in the village, at restaurants etc.  Their handlers charge a small amount for a ride.  Although we can't predict where the elephants will be its likely that you will see one at some time during your photography painting holiday and have a ride if you like.

My son Toby is in blue on the right

   

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'Fabulous flowers'  56 by 76 cms oil on paper by Jeremy Holton
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The terrace pergola and the river at Mekong House our painting holidays guest house in NE Thailand.  This  was taken in January by November the terrace will be complete.
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'On our way' 100 by 120 cms oil on canvas

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Rice fields in NE Thailand near our village.

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'Undergrowth' 120 by 120 cms oil on canvas by Jeremy Holton 

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A temple market in the village of Ban Pho, NE Thailand
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'Echoes of the day' 60 by 90cms by Jeremy Holton

I call the track that runs from the Great Northern Highway down to the Gibb River Road past Tunnel Creek "Limestone Road" as there are fossil Devonian coral reefs all the way. This creates a wonderful landscape of rounded reefs caves, boabs and palms. There are crevices, hidden valleys and caves in which animals hide in the heat of the day, so too do the ghosts which wait for dusk, oozing from cracks and floating down the track seeking stragglers from the day.

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'Red Ship' 120x100 cms oil on canvas

The power of naivety and ships in the harbour. This painting was influenced by one of my favourite artists John Perceval http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Perceval

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Immediately after having a baby village women lie in a room with a cauldron of hot steaming herbs for several weeks.  They believe that this makes their bodies recover from the birth more quickly.

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'The flower arranger'  76 by 56 cms oil on paper

From the "Fat Lady' series  a whimsical commentary on relations between the sexes with ambiguous undercurrents. She has a caring love hate relationship with her little men. Here they are her flowers carefully tended and greatly loved but some have wilted away

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People in the village of Ban Pho in NE Thailand.

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A Thai village wedding with two essential features. Everybody ties 'magic string' around the wrists of the couple to bring them luck and the pot of money gifts.  Money is especially important and in some weddings they announce the value of the gifts over a PA system.  Apart from gifts the groom's family have to pay a 'bride price' to the bride's family and this reflects the value of the bride and the wealth of the groom.

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