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An insight into the life of Australian artist, Bill Pidgeon (Wep) 1909 – 1981
Posted on November 19, 2011 by Pidgeoncoop
Triple Archibald Prize winner, Bill Pidgeon discusses the elements of what makes a good portrait.
“It’s all very well making a good likeness of a person, but if it’s an indifferent picture, nobody wants it. And it’s all very well making a good picture, but if it’s even not remotely like the person, well one can hardly call it a portrait.”
Posted on June 30, 2011 by Pidgeoncoop
Man From Snowy A Rum Chap By L. W. LOWER JINDABYNE, Thursday. It was a proud moment for the Daily Telegraph Polar expedition when it bought all the eggs in Jindabyne. The whole six of them. The hens had staged a stand-up strike. The butcher here is a butcheress, and wields a classy cleaver. A [...]
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Posted on June 30, 2011 by Pidgeoncoop
A Far Cry From Home, Minus Handkerchief By L. W. LOWER JINDABYNE, Wednesday. Damn all Test matches. I strolled down to the Jindabyne pub last night to listen to the test match. All was bright and gay within. Without, bleakness had set in in large frozen chunks. The time came when I had to return [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
From the Liberal Opinion, Official Organ of the Liberal Party of Australia (N.S.W. Division), Vol.4 No. 4, Sydney, February 1951 This entry for the Archibald prize has created a lot of interest and keen and favourable comment. “Wep” is regarded by fellow artists and the soundest critics as one of the best contemporary portrait painters. [...]
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Posted on February 19, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
Grimm Tale of Man IN Snowy River By L. W. LOWER JINDABYNE, Monday. I, myself, personally, alone, and unaided, have crossed the Snowy River on foot in my downy underpants. This, so far as I know, has never been done before. As for me, it will not be done again within living memory. Asked by an [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
W.E. Pidgeon, C/O DPR Unit, Army Post Office, Darwin Wednesday Dear Jess, Been quite an exhausting day. Plenty hot and plenty weak. However I pulled my gizzard up & got stuck into the work of drawing some fighter planes. They’re sleek jobs and surprisingly small. You don’t get much idea of their performance when seen [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
W.E.Pidgeon, C/O DPR Unit, Army Post Office, Darwin Monday Aug. 1 or something Darling, Sorry I growled about there being no letters from you. Very little mail arrived for anyone last week. Must have been some hitch. Happily I received two this morning and was thereby much delighted. You seem pretty lonely poor darling – [...]
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Posted on January 24, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
23rd July Friday Still at Skyring, but all ready for marching orders. Have been detained here a week now waiting on news from home. From civilization – which strange to say appears to be getting along quite well without us. Wrote down to Sydney on Monday, begging for information as to amount earned for past [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by Pidgeoncoop
11th June Time passing most uneventfully i.e.superficially. Ah, but I forget. Tuesday acted the good (or not so good) housewife to my poor missus as she lay stricken upon her sick bed waiting for a blessed minor event. Did all the housework with almost feminine skill and busied myself greatly with this and that. Wednesday [...]
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