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    Addressing the Light Source

    Feb 08, 2018 3 minutes
    “The landscape is such a dynamic and changing thing; with colour and intensity … and it is interesting to watch animal life adapting to its rhythms.”

    Some might say that John Murray’s current home at Lightning Ridge in New South Wales makes a dramatic contrast to his Melbourne birthplace – but it doubtless feeds his passion for the Outback landscape.

    John has a Diploma of Art, and he has always nurtured the same artistic interests.

    “My full-time

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