Platypus Jam

 

All aboard Platypus express to another Platypus adventure. This time my journey took me to Neutral bay located in the North of Sydney New South Wales Australia.  Neutral bay is located within Cammeraygal land.  My reason for traveling was to visit the Danielle McManus Captured Moments exhibition at Traffic Jam Galleries located 41 Military Rd, Neutral Bay. 

 

 Danielle McManus captured moments aims to evoke the viewer to question the narrative of the artworks and question what time period they capture. The artworks are ultra realistic with children and Australian fauna and flora entwined. Danielle lives within the Hunter Valley so many of the animals featured are found among the Hunter Region such as the New Holland honey eater.  Other artworks feature striking native animals such as numbat, king parrot, Major Mitchell cockatoo and Galah. My favourite piece was of course the one with a platypus in it, entitled Protector. It features a young girl in a vintage style swimsuit holding a platypus, along with superb fairy wrens, splendid fairy wren and green Rosella. Her head-wear is made of Flannel flowers (Actinotus helianthi). The exhibition runs until 26th of April 2022. I highly recommend it for nature and art lovers.

 

The Protector

Boundless

Pearl Buttons

Party of Four

Pink and Grey

Peace Offering

Sweet eaters

Alone with her memories

Fancy

Hope and Dreams

Delicate

Amongst the leaves

Gaze

Blossom

For the love of May

Colourful Imagination

Rose

The little Prince

Immense

 

Night Watchman

The Comfy Chair

Also located around Neutral bay is sub base platypus. Below are some photos  took there.Check out my blog post here for more detail about the historic site once used for Australian Naval history.

 My day trip in Neutral bay was lovely and just a short ferry ride back to circular quay than homeward bound.

Platypus meerkat and Penguin meerkat gnomes (3rd shelf in middle) at Thelma and Louise cafe Neutral bay

Cool wall atheistic at Thelma and Louise Cafe

View of Neutral bay

Fig trees growing into the walls

Here is a video showing more footage of my trip to Traffic Jam Galleries, featuring other artists including:Ebony Bennett, Teresa Poon, Miranda Summers, Paul Trefry (orangutan face, old man sculptures), Andrew Bennett, Joie Villeneuve, Katherine Wood, Sam Hopkins, Jenny Green, Edgar Schilter and Will Maguire. More information on artists' works can be found here and here .