Thank you very much for this thread Kerry. I have never been to Australia, I have enjoyed seeing a part of Sidney through your eyes very much, rather then through the pictures in a book.
It might have been posted and I might have missed it, how large would you say Heath's portrait is?
sel
Ooh, that's a hard one, sel.
There is no such thing as a small painting in the Archibald. It seems to be a requirement of entry, to paint a large canvas.
Having said that, however, the portrait of Heath wasn't huge. Certainly, not as big as the winning entry, as I recall.
I find it very difficult to judge painting size in a vast, open, empty gallery space, with high ceilings. Such a setting seems to make all paintings appear smaller than they are.
I've guessed painting sizes in similar settings in the past and have been waaay out, so would prefer not to has it a guess. Suffice to say that it's not the biggest canvas there and nor is it the smallest.
One of the most striking thing about Heath's portrait is that it's painted on a horizontal canvas, usually used for landscapes.