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Remembrance Day (Flanders Poppies) (2014)
©️Arts Law Australia
Size: 60cm H x 120cm W x 4cm D
Media: Acrylic, collage on (2) co-joined stretched canvas's unframed
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This artwork is inspired by a photograph 
by gardening writer Cheryl Maddocks.

This artwork of a windswept field of poppies 
might almost be called the battle of the poppies.
The left side of the artwork is weighted with red tones 
while the right side of the painting leans towards green. 

These are complimentary opposite colours 
and could I suppose represent opposite sides 
in any battle or viewpoint.
Interesting how finally a balance is achieved 
in the overall work.

This is the poppy traditionally worn on Remembrance Day 
to honour the fallen soldiers in the Fields of France 
during World War 1. Neville☺︎


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The falling or flying man?


No matter which way you hang this artwork it works.


Man of Inner Strength(circa 1993)

Artwork inspired by Bill Paton a man of inner strength 

[“Guang Rong de ren” 光荣的人（glorious man)]

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 120cm W x 133cm H

Medium: Pencil, acrylic, silver permanent indelible ink, 

collage on stretched canvas, framed

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Can you find the falling/flying figure dominating this artwork?
Look past the obvious figures.
The figure I'm talking about is placed subliminally in the work.
And perhaps this figure isn't falling at all.
Perhaps the figure is flying. Depends on how you view the canvas!
Hasn't it got something to do with where we are choosing to live within inside ourselves?

Sometimes you've just got to fly. - Neville ☺︎

This poem appears in the artwork...

                        "Standing at the chasm's
                        brink
                        If you lean forward
                        just slightly more
                        You will begin to fall
                        into the bottomless
                        inevitable pit
                        Then with fear
                        forgotten
                        Falling
                        Becomes
                        Flying"
                                    - Bill Paton

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NO PROPS NEEDED JUST A SOLID FOUNDATION


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"LIBERTÉ - I AM MY OWN FLAG" [1997]

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 75cm(H) with flagstaff 

Media: Fired clay, bitumen, lacquer with wooden base

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The cracks are intentionally left. 

Liberty is a fragile thing requiring constant vigilance.



Originally this figure carried a broken flagstaff and I never really understood why. I do now.


If you know yourself yoo don’t need to carry any flag or symbol to prove self worth. 
Neither do yoo need anyone or anything else to prop yoo up. 
You’ve arrived. It’s as simple as that.


And then too it is true you never stop learning about YOO.


Plenty though need inspiration or a pointer forward.


Is it too pointed to ask where is the Flag of Surrender in our lives? NW☺︎



LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY







PIC: From the artist's 2000 community art show 
titled  "LIBERTÉ - An Exhibition of Harlequins"



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Title: LIBERTÉ (1999)

(also logo design from 2000 Exhibition)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Size: 51cm (W) x 75cm (H)

Media: Charcoal, Conté crayon 

and pastels on paper (unframed)

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This is the first of seven very similar drawings 

that were produced as a series 

and exhibited at my solo show (with the help of others) 

during the AIDS crisis. 

One tribute for each friend lost to AIDS.

I kept the original drawing highlighted above but the past is now gone 

and it is time to move forward and pass the baton on!


We all face adversity at different points in our life 

and this may come in many different forms. 

Rising above the hardships that may be visited upon us 

is most surely a challenge. 

That is something of an understatement when we look around our world.


This drawing is intended to provide inspiration to anyone 

who might be facing a struggle in their lives. 


The only banner worth carrying is for ❤️.   


LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY 

brothers & sisters in life. NW☺︎




TAKE TIME 
TO SMELL 
THE FLOWERS


"Pippin's Poppies"(2021) [Reworked 2026]

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Canvas Size: 76cm W x 101.5cm H x 3.5cm D

Media: Acrylic, charcoal, Conté crayon, tissue paper, 

gold leaf on canvas (Box Framed under clear acrylic)

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Artist's Note:

This artwork is inspired by an exuberant theatrical production of the show “PIPPIN” staged at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney (Dec. 2020). Glad to have seen the show early in the season because its run was cut short by Covid. 


Jeez, all of the work that those wonderful artists, musicians, production, creatives and management people put into that fabulous show. The production deserved a longer run. 

What talented people!


I do so love excellence in no matter what form it comes. 

I’ve glued my front row ticket (thanks John) to the canvas. 

It deserves to be there. Loved it.


In Pippin a young Prince goes on a journey, 

in a sense to find himself, only to ultimately discover 

what he is looking for in the simple life of home. 

Pippin’s travails are a burst of colour to say the least. - N.


I recently reworked this artwork 

and also had it box framed. 

I'm very happy with the result.

The right frame sets it off just nicely.



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The masculine is so yesterday, Barbie!

PINK NAPOLEON (a.k.a. Pink Narcissus) [2024]

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia

Media: Fired clay, mixed media 

on wooden and metal base

Size: 67cm (H) x  24cm square base

$400


This is one of those sculptures that I keep reworking and am almost happy with the way he/she him/her they/them is presenting. Though the figure does need more pink*.


The message here is about masculine and feminine energies and parity between the two.

Both are doing it hard at the moment.


Both exist in each of us whether male, transgender or female. 

Boy O’ boy (or Sheee’z) are things out of balance presently. 

What a tug of war is going on inside and outside of people.


To explain the sculpture here...


The masculine has been out whacking for years dominating the landscape…(hence the purposely intrusive out of proportion phallus)…and to what benefit ultimately? What was gold and shiny is now tarnished. The feminine is presently fighting back to secure a place. Not before time. Just look at the world presently.


I titled this sculpture with the French Emperor’s name and abstract likeness because he is a relevant example of the destruction that can be caused when you LET those take charge who just will not bend and keep going back for more of an addictive testosterone hit. An historical habit that can be attributed to the masculine.


Paradoxically this Napoleon looks feminine or at the least ‘effete’ (and so, the ever so ‘Barbie’ pink colouring). If you turn him around and look at the back side of him though the machinery of war makes up the content of his innards or character.


We need both male and female energies in our world. Each has their place and role to make good. But all in good balance.


"Narcissistic posturing is just so yesterday Barbie!" - KEN.  Blah! -NW


* I shall add more pink to the sculpture as the feminine asserts itself.


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"A Visit to Angela"(March 2020)
©️Arts Law Australia
Media: Mixed Media
Size: 122cm(H) x 91cm(W) x 4cm(D) (UNFRAMED)
TO BE GIFTED


When my friend Angela was sick a while back 
I visited her at home with this bunch of flowers. 

It seemed like a good subject to paint and the video below 
shows the development process. The collage elements were contributed by Angela's work colleagues. The artist utilised the time in isolation 
during the Coronavirus pandemic to complete the artwork.


Angela is a most wonderful person a warm, 
natural and humane individual.
I hope the painting reflects her colourful spirit.

WATCH A SHORT VIDEO 
OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS ARTWORK (HERE)

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A LADY WHO LIVED WITH DIGNITY

Artwork Title: Uriel means Angel

Artist: Neville Williams (2026) / © Arts Law Australia

Size: 122cm (H) x 92cm (W) x 4cm (D)

Media: Indelible ink, acrylic, collage on canvas (Framed)



I share here some facts about my Mother.


Uriel was both a very bright and striking lady in her personality, precise, methodical, accurate and a perfectionist. If something, anything was going to be done then it was done properly and completely. She lived by those standards. I as a matter of course was influenced by those standards.


To paint my Mother in a loose “free spirited” expressionist way would not be a true reflection of her though her life has been full of colour and vibrancy. She most certainly lived it. Uriel was usually the life of the party.


Uriel's name comes from one of the “Archangels” in The Bible. I wouldn’t describe my Mother as a religious person. She certainly did though respect the value of life - hers, everyone and everything around her. There was a dignity and reserve about Uriel. 


Mum treated others with a kindly respect even though there were those who don’t necessarily deserve it. In that Australian way she was an encourager of the underdog. In fact she was a most appropriate example of a dying breed of Australian who’ll have a go and give others a go as well. No pretensions. What you saw was what you got - open and honest, friendly and genuinely warm.


She tried hard over her lifetime to do the best she could and succeeded. She most certainly took her responsibilities to her family very seriously and knew what the word commitment means.


Simple, happy, laughing and joyous are descriptives that filled her life being on this earth. Uriel was one of those people who was gifted with being truly interested in other people and it was not unusual for complete strangers to share with her the story of their life within five minutes of meeting her. She loved talking and was an excellent conversationalist with those who met her path.


An ordinary person living an extraordinary life.


Shown (adjacent) are a few of the hundreds of "mandalas" hand coloured by Uriel. They can be seen in the background of her portrait.


Mum was loved by some, warmly liked by most and judged by those who don’t know themselves. But that happens to people who give off an unencumbered light.


Uriel knew that she was something good without being full of herself.


The love I have for her was earned through year upon year of unconditional giving on her part.


Uriel is a National Treasure and should be recognised and in her memory treated as such. She was one of the best of her “old school” generation and most certainly has earned the title of "elder". Neville ☺︎








STOP DREAMING
Wake Up Sleeping Man
©️Arts Law Australia
Conte crayon on cartridge paper
Size: 42cm H x 59cm W
POA

To see more drawings by this artist click on the sub heading
"SOME LIFE DRAWINGS" above.


Too many live lives where they exist rather than being alive.
Wasting away the precious seconds of a life 
in a state of sleep walking while awake is pointless. 

The gift of a life is something to be appreciated. 
Learning to listen is a good starting point.

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I remember the model featured 
in the above artwork from my Art School days.
Some people just have "it".
He emanated a raw sexual electricity quite naturally.
Relaxed, comfortable in his own skin, intelligent and present.
There was no flaunting of himself.
He was simply a warm alive human being.
Every pose he presented was pure perfection.

Wonderful subjects for artists when they come along.
I've had the same happen with female models.

In fact this drawing and 5 other life drawings (3 male & 3 female)
will feature in my up coming retrospective exhibition "Sunshine!".


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"Make the maze of life amazing" (2020)
(Theseus and the Minotaur)
(with a wink to Rosalie Gascoigne and a nod to John Coburn)

Artist: Neville Williams ©️Arts Law Australia
Size: 59cm (H) x 74cm (W)
Medium: Mixed media on cardboard jigsaw puzzle
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YOO are looking into a mirror.

The Minotaur and Theseus are both in us 
and it's quite a maze inside there!
To find his way out of the maze Theseus carried a string 
to mark the route and so find his way back to his own Eden. 

In this story Theseus comes to understand that facing  
the fears we all hold within us makes a more complete self.  
It's OK to have a shadow. 
The light and the dark are opposite halves of the same whole.

"Know thyself"*
...and you've found the source of your own happiness.
That's a Sun Tree to the left of artwork. 

Put simply this artwork is a contemporary retelling 
of the old adage "HOME SWEET HOME".  NW☺︎
*Socrates
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