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I interviewed the acclaimed artist Tom Carment for the podcast in 2019 and this episode is the extended audio recording from video I filmed in his studio.  A lot was going on creatively for Tom at the time. It was at about the same time as his book ‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’ was released and his solo show at King Street gallery in Sydney was about to open. As soon as I arrived at his Womerah Lane terrace I saw that it was overtaken by preparations for that show. Once Tom has created his work he then makes their frames from beautiful Tasmanian blackwood and the frames were in various states of completion throughout the dining area and the studio.  By coincidence, I’m publishing this episode as Tom is going through the very same process in the lead up to his next show with King Street Gallery which opens on 22 March 2022. It’s taken over two months to make the frames. They are works of art in themselves with each corner joined with wooden keys and he thinks carefully about which work would best suit the timber of each unique frame. When I spoke with Tom he had been living in Adelaide where he and his wife Jan had pared back their belongings and rented a one-bedroom worker’s cottage where they had only intended to stay for a year. But since then Covid took hold and his upcoming show is called ‘Two years in South Australia’. It’s a beautiful body of work and what struck me in particular was a series of exquisite works of the lighthouse on Corny Point, Yorke peninsula, where he camped for several weeks and which he observed and painted at different times of the day.  Tom has won numerous art prizes (including the Gallipoli, Mosman and NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize) and has been shortlisted countless times in others including the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes and the Salon des Refuses. He has exhibited in over 25 solo shows and his work is held in public and private collections internationally. ‘Womerah Lane’, the latest of several books he has written, was shortlisted in the NSW Premier’s literary awards last year. You can see the edited video version of this recording on my YouTube channel here and listen to the previous podcast episode (ep 78) where Tom talks with me about his life and how he became an artist here. To hear this podcast episode click on ‘play’ beneath the above photo. Upcoming show  Solo show ‘Two years in South Australia’ at King Street Gallery, Sydney, 22 March to xx April 2022  Links  Tom Carment website Tom Carment at King Street Gallery  ‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’ YouTube Video of Tom Carment edited from this recording   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcvytTVt3Is   ‘Corny Point Lighthouse II’, oil on marine ply, 16 x 21cm ‘Yellowtail Mackeral on Robert’s plate’, oil on linen, 30.5 x 38cm ‘Plane Tree, Mount Lofty, winter morning’, oil on marine ply, 30.5 x 38cm  ‘Returning surfer, Berry Bay’, oil on linen, 25 x 30cm ‘Sugar Bananas’, oil on linen, 25 x 30cm Works mentioned in the podcast episode Yellow tail and snapper paintingsat 5:45 of the podcast episode  One of the typewriter paintings – discussed at 7:45 of the episode‘Sally’s Underwood’, oil on linen, 2017, 41 x 51cm Mount Lofty paintings – discussed at 10:25 Piccadilly road – Adelaide Hills paintings discussed at 12:15  Portrait of James Scanlon in the studio – discussed at 12:45 ‘Katoomba portrait – James Scanlon’ oil on linen, 32 x 25 cmFinalist in the Archibald prize 2019, Art Gallery of NSW

<h4>I interviewed the acclaimed artist Tom Carment for the podcast in 2019 and this episode is the extended audio recording from video I filmed in his studio. </h4> <p>A lot was going on creatively for Tom at the time. It was at about the same time as his book ‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’ was released and his solo show at King Street gallery in Sydney was about to open.</p> <p>As soon as I arrived at his Womerah Lane terrace I saw that it was overtaken by preparations for that show. Once Tom has created his work he then makes their frames from beautiful Tasmanian blackwood and the frames were in various states of completion throughout the dining area and the studio. </p> <p>By coincidence, I’m publishing this episode as Tom is going through the very same process in the lead up to his next show with King Street Gallery which opens on 22 March 2022. It’s taken over two months to make the frames. They are works of art in themselves with each corner joined with wooden keys and he thinks carefully about which work would best suit the timber of each unique frame.</p> <p>When I spoke with Tom he had been living in Adelaide where he and his wife Jan had pared back their belongings and rented a one-bedroom worker’s cottage where they had only intended to stay for a year. But since then Covid took hold and his upcoming show is called ‘Two years in South Australia’.</p> <p>It’s a beautiful body of work and what struck me in particular was a series of exquisite works of the lighthouse on Corny Point, Yorke peninsula, where he camped for several weeks and which he observed and painted at different times of the day. </p> <p>Tom has won numerous art prizes (including the Gallipoli, Mosman and NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize) and has been shortlisted countless times in others including the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes and the Salon des Refuses. He has exhibited in over 25 solo shows and his work is held in public and private collections internationally. ‘Womerah Lane’, the latest of several books he has written, was shortlisted in the NSW Premier’s literary awards last year.</p> <p>You can see the edited video version of this recording on my YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcvytTVt3Is" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and listen to the previous podcast episode (ep 78) where Tom talks with me about his life and how he became an artist <a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/10/14/ep-78-tom-carment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>To hear this podcast episode click on ‘play’ beneath the above photo.</p> <h4>Upcoming show</h4> <ul> <li>Solo show ‘Two years in South Australia’ at <a href="https://kingstreetgallery.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King Street Gallery,</a> Sydney, 22 March to xx April 2022</li> </ul> <h4>Links</h4> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.tomcarment.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Carment website</a></li> <li><a href="https://kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/tom-carment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Carment at King Street Gallery </a></li> <li><a href="https://giramondopublishing.com/books/womerah-lane-lives-and-landscapes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcvytTVt3Is" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube Video of Tom Carment edited from this recording</a> </li> </ul> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcvytTVt3Is" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcvytTVt3Is</a>   ‘Corny Point Lighthouse II’, oil on marine ply, 16 x 21cm ‘Yellowtail Mackeral on Robert’s plate’, oil on linen, 30.5 x 38cm ‘Plane Tree, Mount Lofty, winter morning’, oil on marine ply, 30.5 x 38cm  ‘Returning surfer, Berry Bay’, oil on linen, 25 x 30cm ‘Sugar Bananas’, oil on linen, 25 x 30cm<br/> <h4>Works mentioned in the podcast episode</h4> Yellow tail and snapper paintings<br/>at 5:45 of the podcast episode  One of the typewriter paintings – discussed at 7:45 of the episode<br/>‘Sally’s Underwood’, oil on linen, 2017, 41 x 51cm Mount Lofty paintings – discussed at 10:25 Piccadilly road – Adelaide Hills paintings discussed at 12:15<p></p>  Portrait of James Scanlon in the studio – discussed at 12:45 ‘Katoomba portrait – James Scanlon’ oil on linen, 32 x 25 cm<br/>Finalist in the Archibald prize 2019, Art Gallery of NSW

Ep 123: Summer Series  – Tom Carment

Tom Carment has been painting and writing for over 45 years but it was in his mid twenties that he decided his work would be created solely from life. Changing light and weather conditions, sitter fatigue and repeated packing of materials became daily concerns. His work crosses landscape, portraiture and still life and if you visited the Art Gallery of NSW in 2019 for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes you may have noticed that there was a Carment work shortlisted in every prize – a rare accomplishment for any artist. The winner of numerous art prizes including the Gallipoli, Mosman and NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Tom has been shortlisted in the Archibald 11 times and hung in the Salon des Refusés over 20 times. He has had over 25 solo shows and his work is held in public and private institutions in Australia and overseas. He’s also an acclaimed writer and his most recent book – ‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’ – is a memorable collection of stories over the time he has lived in Sydney’s inner city suburb of Darlinghurst including pictures of many of his paintings.  His solo show opens at King Street Gallery at the end of October 2019 and when I visited him at his Womerah Lane terrace he was in the process of framing dozens of oil paintings with beautiful Tasmanian blackwood. In this podcast episode you will hear how he started out, his time in Lavender Bay in the 70s living next door to Brett Whiteley, how he only started painting still life at 60, as well as portraiture, landscape, process and more. Just click ‘play’ under the feature photo. Scroll down to see a short video of Tom Carment  talking with Maria Stoljar in his studio. Upcoming   Solo show King Street Gallery, Sydney, 29 October to 23 November 2019 Book launch of ‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’, King Street Gallery, Sydney, 9 November 2019  Show Notes  Tom Carment Tom Carment at King Street Gallery Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes Robert Gray Caspar David Friedrich Brett Whiteley Wendy Whiteley Tim Storrier Albert  Marquet Giorgio Morandi Guy Warren Antonio Lopez Garcia Diego Velazquez J M Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice Albrecht Dürer  https://youtu.be/HcvytTVt3Is Tom Carment talks with Maria Stoljar in his studio ‘Afternoon Shadow William Street’, 2014, oil on linen, 96 x 100cmWinner NSW Parliament Plein Air Art Prize 2014 ‘James Scanlon, Katoomba Portrait’, 2019, oil on linen, 32 x 25cmFinalist Archibald Prize 2019 ‘Self portrait at 60’, 2015, oil on linen, 20 x 15cmFinalist Archibald Prize 2015 ‘James Scanlon, at William Street’, 1989, oil on linen, 42 x 33cm  ‘Singer typewriter in Don’s shed, Perth’, 2019, oil on linen, 43.5 x 53.5cmFinalist Sulman Prize 2019 ‘Where I scattered my Father’s ashes, Oratunga, SA’, 2019, watercolour on paper,  45.3 x 52cmFinalist Wynne Prize 2019 ‘Two red onions’, 2016, oil on linen, 15 x 20cm ‘Two eggs I’, 2017, oil on linen, 15 x 20.5cm ‘Winter sea, Sorrento’, 2018, oil on nine wood panels, 15 x 19cm (average size) ‘Night Road’, 1975, oil on canvas, 168.7 x 216cmPermanent collection of the Art Gallery of NSWFinalist Wynne prize 1975

<h4>Tom Carment has been painting and writing for over 45 years but it was in his mid twenties that he decided his work would be created solely from life. Changing light and weather conditions, sitter fatigue and repeated packing of materials became daily concerns.<br/></h4> <p>His work crosses landscape, portraiture and still life and if you visited the Art Gallery of NSW in 2019 for the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes you may have noticed that there was a Carment work shortlisted in every prize – a rare accomplishment for any artist.</p> <p>The winner of numerous art prizes including the Gallipoli, Mosman and NSW Parliament Plein Air Painting Prize, Tom has been shortlisted in the Archibald 11 times and hung in the Salon des Refusés over 20 times. He has had over 25 solo shows and his work is held in public and private institutions in Australia and overseas.</p> <p>He’s also an acclaimed writer and his most recent book – ‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’ – is a memorable collection of stories over the time he has lived in Sydney’s inner city suburb of Darlinghurst including pictures of many of his paintings. </p> <p>His solo show opens at King Street Gallery at the end of October 2019 and when I visited him at his Womerah Lane terrace he was in the process of framing dozens of oil paintings with beautiful Tasmanian blackwood.</p> <p>In this podcast episode you will hear how he started out, his time in Lavender Bay in the 70s living next door to Brett Whiteley, how he only started painting still life at 60, as well as portraiture, landscape, process and more. Just click ‘play’ under the feature photo.</p> <p>Scroll down to see a short video of Tom Carment  talking with Maria Stoljar in his studio.</p> <h4>Upcoming </h4> <ul> <li>Solo show <a href="http://kingstreetgallery.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King Street Gallery</a>, Sydney, 29 October to 23 November 2019</li> <li>Book launch of ‘Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes’, <a href="http://kingstreetgallery.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">King Street Gallery</a>, Sydney, 9 November 2019</li> </ul> <h4>Show Notes</h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.tomcarment.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Carment</a></li> <li><a href="http://kingstreetgallery.com.au" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tom Carment at King Street Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="https://giramondopublishing.com/product/womerah-lane-lives-and-landscapes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Womerah Lane: Lives and Landscapes</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gray_(poet)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Robert Gray</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_David_Friedrich" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Caspar David Friedrich</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_Whiteley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brett Whiteley</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Whiteley" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wendy Whiteley</a></li> <li><a href="https://talkingwithpainters.com/2019/08/25/ep-76-tim-storrier/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Storrier</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Marquet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Albert  Marquet</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Morandi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Giorgio Morandi</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Warren_(artist)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guy Warren</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_López_Garc%C3%ADa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Antonio Lopez Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Velázquez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Diego Velazquez</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.adelaide.edu.au/jmcoetzeecentre/people" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J M Coetzee Centre for Creative Practice</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albrecht_Dürer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Albrecht Dürer</a></li> </ul> <a href="https://youtu.be/HcvytTVt3Is" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/HcvytTVt3Is</a> Tom Carment talks with Maria Stoljar in his studio ‘Afternoon Shadow William Street’, 2014, oil on linen, 96 x 100cm<br/><em>Winner NSW Parliament Plein Air Art Prize 2014</em> ‘James Scanlon, Katoomba Portrait’, 2019, oil on linen, 32 x 25cm<br/><em>Finalist Archibald Prize 2019</em><br/> ‘Self portrait at 60’, 2015, oil on linen, 20 x 15cm<br/><em>Finalist Archibald Prize 2015</em> ‘James Scanlon, at William Street’, 1989, oil on linen, 42 x 33cm  ‘Singer typewriter in Don’s shed, Perth’, 2019, oil on linen, 43.5 x 53.5cm<br/><em>Finalist Sulman Prize 2019</em> ‘Where I scattered my Father’s ashes, Oratunga, SA’, 2019, watercolour on paper,  45.3 x 52cm<br/><em>Finalist Wynne Prize 2019</em> ‘Two red onions’, 2016, oil on linen, 15 x 20cm ‘Two eggs I’, 2017, oil on linen, 15 x 20.5cm<br/> ‘Winter sea, Sorrento’, 2018, oil on nine wood panels, 15 x 19cm (average size) ‘Night Road’, 1975, oil on canvas, 168.7 x 216cm<br/><em>Permanent collection of the Art Gallery of NSW</em><br/><em>Finalist Wynne prize 1975</em>

Ep 78: Tom Carment