Mirka Mora 'The Private Conversation' women artists and his ongoing fascination with

and his ongoing fascination with people who braved the long journey by ship to make a new life in Australia

a sense of drama percolates – what action is at risk of occuring

Dimensions: 34 x 50 cm

'Pink Tulips' 1999

'Rolling Thunder' 2008

Mirka Mora 'The Private Conversation' women artists and his ongoing fascination withAt the centre of Australias cultural life, Mirka Mora was a creative through and through. Charismatic, intuitive and infinitely imaginative, she embodied her art, leaving an inimitable legacy in her wake. In this painting, Mora creates a vibrant scene rich in imagination and narrative. Clustered together, her cherubic creatures echo Eastern European fairy tales, angels and ancient mythology. They sit somewhere between sweet and sinister, suggesting