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Blackbutt artist Janet Skinner has been working on a painting of the Blackbutt Memorial Hall for the last six weeks to record how it looks before it’s relocated to make way for a supermarket<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

January 26, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the time Australia Day rolls around next year, Blackbutt’s Memorial Hall should be relocated to a new home near the Blackbutt Showgrounds.<\/p>\n

The hall is being moved so a supermarket can be built on its current site.<\/p>\n

While most Blackbutt residents say they want a modern supermarket in the town, a few are still upset the hall needs to be moved to get it built.<\/p>\n

Blackbutt artist Janet Skinner believes she may have come up with an answer that could please both schools of thought.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the last six weeks, she has been working on a large oil painting showing the hall in situ, and it’s almost complete.<\/p>\n

“The painting features not only the Memorial Hall, but eleven people going about their everyday lives,” Janet said.<\/p>\n

“Everyone in the painting posed for me – they’re all Blackbutt residents – and I’ve also included their canine friends and a horse.”<\/p>\n

Janet said consensus about the hall’s relocation had caused a lot of discussion in town.<\/p>\n

“In my painting I’ve tried to subtly address both sides of the argument,” Janet said.<\/p>\n

“The uppermost portion of the painting portrays the Hall in a positive and happy light. But the wet road in the foreground symbolises the tears shed by some about its removal.”<\/p>\n

Janet said the painting had been very well received by everyone who’s watched its progress.<\/strong><\/p>\n

So much that she’s decided to share it by creating an A4 limited edition print of the painting when it’s finished.<\/p>\n

“The prints will be hand-signed and numbered, and available for $25,” Janet said.<\/p>\n

“People can reserve a print by phoning 0438-123-993 or they can visit my gallery at 38 Coulson Street, which is open on weekends.”<\/p>\n

During the Hall’s removal, Janet intends to sketch a series of pen and ink washes from real life to record the removal process.<\/p>\n

“Later I also plan to sketch the Hall’s resurrection in its new location, and then the supermarket development in Coulson Street, so we have a record of the entire process in art.”<\/p>\n

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