A dappled vision of Australia
I recently heard that an exhibition of French Impressionist paintings from the Carnavalet Museum in Paris will be heading to Bendigo Victoria next year. That news sounded impressive, but it made me think about the many Australian painters, (not just of the Impressionist era), who magnificently captured the light that is so unique to this country. I then had time to muse on the number of painters who lie in Rookwood, many in unmarked graves, who are somewhat forgotten. Over the next few months, I will be "resurrecting" them, so to speak, and putting them in the spotlight. The subject of today's blog (who actually has a marked grave) was a watercolourist of some note. His works were many over a very small time. JESSE JEWHURST HILDER Jesse was born in Toowoomba, Queensland in July 1881, the fourth son of Henry Hilder, an engineer originally from Sussex England and his wife, Elizabeth. He attended Toowoomba North Station School until 1890 when his family moved to Br...