Maddison Kitching
At the party the bearded dragon sat on my head, 2018
Oil, enamel, acrylic paint, oil stick on plywood
45 x 55cm
Over the years, Bluey – my childhood pet Blue Tongue Lizard – has been a source of many great memories. From saving up my pocket money to buy Bluey, to the beanie and tail warmer my grandma knitted for him to wear, Bluey was a big part of my childhood and his presence has lingered throughout my life. In 2018, I was given a box of old things my parents had collected from me when I was a kid. In the box were some diary entries I wrote when I was eight years old. Many of the entries mentioned Bluey, such as “I have a baby blue tongue lizard, his name is Bluey”; “My blue tongue shed his skin and he is better”; and “Bluey ate a stone. He thought it was a cricket”. These diary entries were used in a series of paintings I did in 2018 and this is one of them.
Courtesy of the artist.
At the party the bearded dragon sat on my head, 2018
Oil, enamel, acrylic paint, oil stick on plywood
45 x 55cm
Over the years, Bluey – my childhood pet Blue Tongue Lizard – has been a source of many great memories. From saving up my pocket money to buy Bluey, to the beanie and tail warmer my grandma knitted for him to wear, Bluey was a big part of my childhood and his presence has lingered throughout my life. In 2018, I was given a box of old things my parents had collected from me when I was a kid. In the box were some diary entries I wrote when I was eight years old. Many of the entries mentioned Bluey, such as “I have a baby blue tongue lizard, his name is Bluey”; “My blue tongue shed his skin and he is better”; and “Bluey ate a stone. He thought it was a cricket”. These diary entries were used in a series of paintings I did in 2018 and this is one of them.
Courtesy of the artist.
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