View from the saddle
Like many of us, Geoff Todd has revisited past memories that defy time and linger close to the present. When Geoff and Janette answered the northern call to Arnhem land, they were intoxicated by its aesthetic wealth. Submerged in a culturally rich community and the vast subtropical wilderness, their ways of seeing changed remarkably. Geoff has never forgotten those early experiences. View from the saddle is a reflection from that time, but it also acknowledges the memories of his father. When Stan arrived in Australia as a young ‘man’ of 14 years he and his three brothers climbed onto an Indian motorcycle (most likely with a sidecar) and headed to western Victoria. Here they found work on a station, Stan being employed as a young drover.
View from the saddle is a timely exhibition that celebrates life; the memories that we hold and the way they form our existence. It recognises the endearing companionship that we form and above all it celebrates the commonality of the human experiences that link people across cultures.
Please join us and Geoff Todd on Friday the 11th of March from 6pm. We are honoured to announce that Roger Steele will formally open the exhibition.The exhibition runs from 12 March - 2 April
Please click here to download e-catalogue
Snake
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 45.5 x 45.5cm / 🔴
View from the Saddle II
Geoff Todd
Acrylic on canvas 60 x 60cm / 🔴
View from the Saddle I
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 45.5 x 46cm / 🔴
Rodeo Girl
Geoff Todd
Acrylic, charcoal and metal leaf on canvas 168 x 107cm / AU$16000
Ready
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 45.5 x 45.5cm / 🔴
Posing for the Camera
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 76 x 213cm / 🔴
Morning Cuppa
Geoff Todd
Acrylic on canvas 61 x 61cm / 🔴
Foal Friend
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on paper 75 x 55cm / 🔴
Dawn
Geoff Todd
Acrylic on canvas with painted wooded surround and antique branding iron 68 x 73cm / 🔴
Cornered
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 122 x 198cm / 🔴
Bareback in a Burnt Landscape
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 122 x 107cm / 🔴
Bareback
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 100 x 105cm / 🔴
All the Tired Horses
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on paper 75 x 55cm / 🔴
Looking for Stragglers
Geoff Todd
Acrylic on canvas 137 x 168cm / 🔴
Waiting with Two Horses
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 132 x 50cm / 🔴
The Main Horse Breaker
Geoff Todd
Acrylic on canvas 153 x 91cm / 🔴
Still Night
Geoff Todd
Acrylic on canvas board 45 x 61cm / AU$3000
First Pipe of the Day
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on heavy rag paper 150 x 51cm / 🔴
Sleep
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 45.5 x 45.5cm / 🔴
Let Lie
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 45.5 x 45.5cm / 🔴
Distracted
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 45.5 x 45.5cm / AU$3300
Cooling Off
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 74 x 80cm / 🔴
And the Stock are Slowly Stringing
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 153 x 153cm / 🔴
Rider in the Storm
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 138 x 102 cm / AU$14500
Not Happy
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on heavy rag paper 103 x 51 cm / 🔴
How far tomorrow
Geoff Todd
Acrylic on canvas 61 x 61 cm / 🔴
Roped
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 95 x 85cm / 🔴
Rider
Geoff Todd
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas 95 x 85cm / 🔴