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Peter, Coco and Susan O'Doherty
Peter, Coco and Susan O'Doherty by Marina Finlay (Born 1961), oil on canvas.
Peter O'Doherty is a painter and musician. The bass player for Mental as Anything from 1977 to 2000, he is currently a singer-songwriter with the band Dog Trumpet. His wife Susan is a painter and mixed media assemblage artist who has exhibited widely across Australia.
I have known Peter and Susan for many years. They are fellow artists and dear friends. I seated them to show their closeness but also their strong individuality. Their cat Coco links them yet creates a space between them.
The painting in the background is inspired by one of Susan's. I really loved the patterns so I painted a variation of her theme to suit the picture, says Marina Finlay.
2018 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia (Monday 23 July 2018)
Peter, Coco and Susan O'Doherty
Peter, Coco and Susan O'Doherty by Marina Finlay (Born 1961), oil on canvas.
Peter O'Doherty is a painter and musician. The bass player for Mental as Anything from 1977 to 2000, he is currently a singer-songwriter with the band Dog Trumpet. His wife Susan is a painter and mixed media assemblage artist who has exhibited widely across Australia.
I have known Peter and Susan for many years. They are fellow artists and dear friends. I seated them to show their closeness but also their strong individuality. Their cat Coco links them yet creates a space between them.
The painting in the background is inspired by one of Susan's. I really loved the patterns so I painted a variation of her theme to suit the picture, says Marina Finlay.
2018 Archibald Prize, Art Gallery NSW, Sydney, Australia (Monday 23 July 2018)