This work depicts the coast at Black Rock. Figures in early 20th century outfits are dotted on the oxide rocky outcrops in the foreground and beyond the water the hazy Red Bluff cliff dominates the coast.Impressionismoil on canvasbeach, coast, figures, jessie traill, red bluff, bayside, black rock, bathers, port phillip bay, bay, water

oil on linenpainting, buildings, mother, baby, plants, apartments, rob mchaffie, high rise, parquetry, neighbourhood, foliage

Word of mouth (Half Moon Bay) 2018 is a two-panel work which is the largest painting the artist has made to date. It is a colourful and fun, light-hearted scene of an imaginative party that the artist would love to attend at Half Moon Bay in Black Rock. Depicted in the work are over 30 figures, including international tourists, family and friends of McHaffie as well as famous identities such as musicians David Bowie and Solange Knowles, and fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. McHaffie’s DJ friend Lucreccia Quintanilla has set up a DJ deck and speakers on the beach while the party goers are wading in the shallow waters, dancing on the cliff and mingling on the beach in what appears to be an idyllic summer’s day in Bayside.oil on linen (diptych)painting, beach, half moon bay, black rock, bayside, coast, party, rob mchaffie, dj, dance, musician, karl lagerfeld, david bowie, solange knowles, lucreccia quintanilla, port phillip bay, word of mouth, mooji, jon campbell, tourists, family, friends, cliff, rocks, water

oil on boardabstract, painting, robert jacks, garden, geometric

oil on boardabstract, painting, robert jacks, garden, geometric

oil on boardabstract, painting, robert jacks, geometric

Jeremy Kibel, Point 2000, oil on board, 40 x 50 cm. Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by Lion Capital Pty Ltd, 2013oil on boardpainting, abstract, point, jeremy kibel

When Thomas Bent, politician and land speculator, was appointed Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1892, a number of local Brighton constituents and supporters raised money to present him with an oil portrait. Bent had been a member for Brighton for 21 years, and the painting was seen as a way of showing their appreciation of his services to the Brighton constituency, as well as congratulating him to his new position as Speaker. In June 1892, British/Australian landscape and portrait artist Charles E. Gordon-Frazer was given the commission to paint the portrait. Thomas Bent is depicted as standing in his Speaker's robe on the dais beneath the canopy in the Legislative Assembly Chamber in the act of addressing the House. He wears the traditional Speaker’s dress of a black silk and gold laced robe over a three-piece black suit, lace jabot and cuffs, buckled shoes and a ceremonial long wig. The top of the gold parliamentary mace sits on the right of the work near the frame's edge.sir thomas bent, thomas bent, speaker, mayor, premier, brighton, moorabbin, land speculator, local government, councillor, official, member of lower house, portrait, parliament, ceremonial robes, legislative assembly, jabot, wig, mace

Winner of the Bayside Acquisitive Art Prize 2019. oil on linendani mckenzie, camp, figures, painting, bayside acquisitive art prize, tent

Stewart Handasyde, Hampton beach c. 1914, oil on canvas, 65 x 131 cm. Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection. Donated by the Handasyde family, 2018.hampton, beach, bayside, water, figures, sand, bathers, coast, handasyde, stewart handasyde

oil on canvasboardrickett's point, landscape, tree, vegetation, port phillip bay, bay, banksia, fence, beaumaris, bayside, gregory alexander, painting

With a career spanning over 30 years as a painter, Stieg Persson is a well known figure within the Australian and international art world. Persson’s work is celebrated for his distinct (yet eclectic) style, which consists of elements associated with abstraction, figuration and decorative art, as well as the artist’s deeply intellectual interrogation of Australian culture and society. In this work titled, Duck and quail eggs, Italian herbs, Persson reflects on contemporary parallels in changes of taste and the desire for decadence as a political and social drive. Inspired by Brighton’s iconic Church and Bay Streets, the artist addresses the social currency of luxury and high-end cuisine by depicting rococo style blackboards which offer the latest in fine dining, alcohol, exercise classes, skin treatments and lavish linens. Persson is presenting a subtle critique of the contemporary obsession with food; as contemporary society places greater significance on the connoisseurship of eating, it does so in lieu of engagement with culture as it is traditionally conceived (music, theatre, literature and art).oil on linenstieg persson, brighton, signage, graffiti, food, chalkboard, bayside, painting

oil on boardbeaumaris, bayside, coast, landscape, miles evergood, painting, rickett's point, bay, water, shrub, trees

landscape, dandenongs, trees, ferns, hill, vegetation, elizabeth prior

oil on boardmargaret baskerville, painting, landscape, winter, rain, clouds, sheep, grazing, hills, farm, trees

helen bassett, painting, landscape, hills, valley, trees, clouds, sky

Artist unknown, Sir Thomas Bent 1909, oil on canvas, 29.5 x 24.5 cm. Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection.sir thomas bent, mayor, policitian, portrait, brighton, speaker, premier, councillor, land speculator, local government, member of lower house, mayor of brighton, premier of victoria

Alan Marshall (1902-1984) was an Australian writer, story teller, social documenter and author of 'I Can Jump Puddles'. For many years, Marshall lived in Sandringham. A bronze bust dedicated to him stands outside the Sandringham Library in Waltham Street. He died on 24 January 1982 in Brighton East, Victoria.alan marshall, portrait, n. lubeck, writer, i can jump puddles, social documenter, australian literature, australian author

elizabeth prior, anchorage, boats, sailing, bay, water

elizabeth prior, boats, sailing, bay, water, half moon bay, black rock, bayside

boats, bay, water, half moon bay, black rock, bayside, john trebilco, aerial, houses, streets, coast, beaumaris, beach road

bayside, john trebilco, gasworks, highett gasworks, highett, gas

The Sandringham Yacht Club was established in 1911-12 although its history can be traced back as far as 1903 to the formation of the Port Phillip Yacht Club.sandringham yacht club, otto boron, sandringham, yacht, boats, bayside, port phillip bay

otto boron, merimbula, painting, coastal town, new south wales

This painting was entered into the 10th Annual Brighton Art Exhibition in 1980 and was the winner of Brighton City Council Acquisitive Award category.autumn, leaves, tree, seasons, dr cliff judge, cliff judge, brighton art exhibition, brighton city council acquisitive award

Acquired by Sandringham City Council in 1985 as winner of the acquisitive Inez Hutchison Award, established by the Beaumaris Art Group in 1966.Kathleen Mitchell, Hillside 1985, oil on canvas, 89.7 x 120 cm. Bayside City Council Art and Heritage Collection. Winner of the acquisitive Inez Hutchison Award, 1985.tree, kathleen mitchell, hillside, hill, landscape, painting, inez hutchison award, beaumaris art group

bathing box, bathing shed, bathing boxes, brighton, brighton beach, beach, coast, port phillip bay, margery boyle

ramon horsfield, hill, country, rural, landscape

ramon horsfield, country, rural, landscape, bush, gum, tree, murray river

ramon horsfield, rural, landscape, bush, gum, tree, eildon, lake, lake eildon, hill