Barry Walsh The Armour “From the Lives of the Kelly Gang” is a comprehensive series of works. It captures the very emotion and spirit that evolved during Barry’s sensitive study of the persecution and injustices imposed upon common people by British Authority during the early Australian colonial days. “The Lives of the Kelly Gang” is the story of four very highly spirited young Australian men who could have been accredited to great things had they not settled on the wrong side of the law. Actions of the four boys surrounding the bank robberies led me to believe they were quite gentlemanly, incredibly cunning and humorous with a high respect for women. But the shootings at Stringy Bark Creek sealed their fate. Relishing in the fact that they had become famous for their pursuits enjoying the notoriety and sharing the money they stole with everybody around them, appearing very carefree and talented, to some extent I found empathy with their plight. Their evangelistic crusade can only be viewed as misguided. However, the story is still relevant to youth today. Guns are beautiful instruments which symbolize authority, but have enormous consequences when emotions rule their control. As a devout Australian citizen enjoying the fruits of our rich and colourful past, I proudly present “The Armour” as a sample of “From the Lives of the Kelly Gang” as a statement reflecting how far we have come along the road of democratic justice and parliamentary progress.Rural City of Wangaratta CollectionA 5 panel piece depicting the armour worn by the Kelly gang.wangaratta art gallery, barry walsh, kelly gang, painting, armour

Rural City of Wangaratta Council Collection. Purchased with funds from Wangaratta Arts Council.A landscape oil painting of a lush and rocky valley painted in shades of green, blue, and brown.wangaratta art gallery, john colin angus, j colin angus, landscape, painting, north east victoria

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection, Wangaratta Art Prize Grand Winner1994.A still life of pumpkins, a copper pot, a cleaver, and other vegetables sitting on top of a kitchen bench painting in oil using tonal shades of orange, brown, red, green, and blue.Obverse: Grand Winner 1994/ 'Pumpkins & Copper'/ By JUDITH GARDE/ Judge - EDWARD BERRY/ (plaque mounted on frame)wangaratta art gallery, judith garde, still life, painting

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection. Donated to the People of Wangaratta by Hilde Knorr and Wangaratta Arts Council .A wooden sculpture made from light coloured wood that features curves, interwoven sections and smooth edges.wangaratta art gallery, sculpture, wood, hans knorr

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection.An oil painting of a women asleep on a couch with her partner awaking her from behind. Painted in pinks, greens, yellows, blues and browns. wangaratta art gallery, lorraine lewitzka, painting

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection, Wangaratta Art Prize 1995.A landscape of a rural inlet painting in tones of blue, green and red.wangaratta art gallery, angelo quabba, landscape, painting

Rural City of Wangaratta Collection.A rural river landscape painted in blues, greens and browns.wangaratta art gallery, ailsa seargent, painting, landscape, river