Hinchinbrook Island - Paintings
In 1997 Geert was involded in a life changing adventure on Hinchinbrook Island in the Far North of Queensland, Australia. This is some of the artwork inspired by the events
Waking Up/Acrylics//
Warrawilla Creek/Watercolour//
Daytime/Pen & ink//
Night time/Pen & ink//
“I can last one more day mate, not two”
- Warren Macdonald
Now, some 27 years after this experience for Warren and myself it’s time to add some images of my sketchbooks to the site. These are very personal sketches made before and after the accident on Hinchinbrook Island
6 April 1997/Cardwell/Qld/Chasing the mossies//
7 April 1997/Cardwell/Qld/Under the Southern Cross//
8 April 1997/Hinchinbrook Island/Washed up coconut on Nina Bay Beach/Qld//
8 April 1997/Hinchinbrook Island/ The beach from Little Ramsay Bay//
7 April 1997/Hinchinbrook island/ Qld/The Thumb and Mount Bowen from Little Ramsay Bay//
19 April 1997/Cairns/Qld/Warren in hospital//
19 April 1997/Cairns/Qld/Cairns mudflats//
21 April 1997/Townsville/Qld/Resting at the beach and looking at a stinger net//
22 April 1997/Townsville/Qld/Wet plains and the hills near Townsville//
24 April 1997/Palm Island/Qld/The jetty at Palm Island aboriginal settlement where I rested for a few days//