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Launch of Brushstrokes of the Coast

Sunday 17 February 2002

Ricketts Point, Beaumaris

Brushstrokes of the Coast launch at Ricketts Point, Beaumaris

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Cr. Simon Russell, Mayor Bayside City Council
Diane James, Chairman Victorian Coastal Council
Ron Smith In the Artist's Footsteps

John Withers, Walter Withers grandson
Ron Smith and Andrew Mackenzie

John Withers and Diane James adding the first brushstrokes to the project

Martine Griffiths Channel 10
Local Artist
David Boulter Channel 10 cameraman

John Withers painting
Cr. Simon Russell
Diane James
Mary Owens Walter Withers grand-daughter

Local artist

Local artists painting at Ricketts Point Beaumaris

Left: Arthur Streeton - Above Us The Great Grave Sky, 1890
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.