Madeleine Cobb
A life of great independance, many paintings and adventures. The resume cannot contain any details but I travelled up North accompanying Fred Brophys Boxing Troupe at his invitation to come with them and bring the paints... actually he was trapping a cook. .. and not much time for painting but he and the men were the very best of company. They travelled to the very remote Aborigine communities right up to the Carpentaria. In the heat I was sitting in the river painting and this 4wd drove up very close behind me, which I ignored, they were making remarks and offering increasing bids for the painting. When they got to a price I liked I answered and it turned out it was a Police Wedding party, the brides dad wanted it for a wedding gift and all the people there were the whole wedding party , family and all the friends was accompanying the bride and groom on their honeymoon !!!!. Hahhaaaa never heard of that before, wonderful cameraderie indeed. They also say Fred's Boxing Troupe is the last one in the Southern hemisphere.
In 2014 I encountered the Quantam Science Art Research Centre of Australia, and have the esteemed friendship of Professor Robert Pope. This focuses my own personal lifetime interest of what urgently might be done to help humaniy. My own discovery and experimentation of Stereoscopic Painting continues as part of that . This is very much part of my ongoing spiritual life and what hopefully may be accomplished in committment and concern for best stewardship for the future. MAQ is very much an important and extended part of this for me, and I am honoured to belong to such an elite group. I am still painting and writing, including poetry and stories, and as always, working independantly, but enjoying the glittering introduction to the most prestigious exhibitions of Europe.