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  • Artist's Palette

    Addressing the Light Source

    Jan 27, 2020 3 minutes
    Edited by Trevor Lang

    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 career started 25 years ago in Lightning Ridge,” he reveals. “My enduring passion is for painting and working with paint

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