This painting called Colonial Garden Bird dates from 1965. The homestead is one that was in Mount Eden
in Auckland and unfortunately was destroyed before he finished the
painting. The house has very strong
style elements for its period – the coloured glass around the front door and
the verandas on both floors.
By 1968 when the work Pacific Frigate Bird was done,
Binney's technique had pared down and become brighter as a result of the use of
acrylic paints. It is this style of
painting that made Binney quite famous in New Zealand terms.
For an earlier post about Don Binney click here
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