Tronson du Coudray's recent art work "Pale green calms blue" was a bit of a spoof on all families everywhere who live all over, and come together for Christmas, Easter, Birthdays, Weddings, Funerals, Family get together's, whatever!
This art work has taken on a life of its own after it was placed on Facebook and distributed through his own art and ministry networks and culminated by his own family members on Christmas morning.
This new art creation by Tronson du Coudray along with another recent painting "Fresh Insights" he hung in his downstairs lounge on the back wall – together they looked quite a picture (as it were).
This was the area where the family gathered to open the Christmas giftings after the morning Christmas Day Church Service with family groups from Melbourne, Sydney (two) and the Gold Coast.
As one they all concurred those two art works together and in that setting, were heartily approved and given a very unusual vote of confidence. Family are one's best and worst critics as they will tell you like it is without a hic-up !
The message
The message of the art work was salient in that when families come together there is a common thread where they let their hair down a little (so to speak) and where old and weary and belated accusations of ill will from decades past are given air space and such like.
This art work delineates these effects where 'pale green calms blue' with liberalities of digestion and understanding might be metered out in gales of perception and mirth in so far as a gathering if not immediate grasp is given due recognition.
Art has a way of communication and to that of the subliminal whereby that might not be said or dare not be uttered for want of explanation, can be viewed and an exasperated nod acknowledged.
This art work has such an agenda whereby the recipient of its message underscores the primary point, marks its territory and internally signals its truth and veracity.
Tronson du Coudray
Mark Tronson turned semi-professional as an artist in 1999 when living in Moruya south coast NSW and in 2003 the Basil Sellers Art Centre was opened in Moruya and a year later the $15,000 Basil Sellers Moruya Art Prize was developed.
From this foray into art prizes Mr Basil Sellers AM developed the $100,000 Sport-Art Prize at the Ian Potter Museum of Art in the University of Melbourne.
Mark Tronson developed his stage (art) name at this time from his Tronson du Coudray ancestral French history which has stuck for his many artistic contributions. In 2006 after the Tronson's relocated to Tweed Heads northern NSW on the border with Coolangatta Qld he opened his Basil Sellers Art Studio.
He displayed regularly in his own exhibitions in both Tweed Heads and Tweed Heads South and as his ministry grew including Country Town Tours linking in with regional and rural art communities, and he withdrew from exhibiting to taking on Commissions.
A most remarkable trilogy commission by Basil Sellers was on Sport with the three art works titled Anguish, Confusion, Hope.
In 2011 the Laguna Quays Respite cottage was established for missionaries and in 2013 Basil Sellers and Mark Tronson collaborated for the Basil Sellers Midge Point $2000 Annual Art Prize. As a member of the Tweed Heads Chamber of Commerce he provides a small art work for their monthly breakfast 'business card' draw.
To commission an art work from Tronson du Coudray 0419 917 713 timeout@bushorchestrA.COM
Dr Mark Tronson is a Baptist minister (retired) who served as the Australian cricket team chaplain for 17 years (2000 ret) and established Life After Cricket in 2001. He was recognised by the Olympic Ministry Medal in 2009 presented by Carl Lewis Olympian of the Century. He mentors young writers and has written 24 books, and enjoys writing. He is married to Delma, with four adult children and grand-children.
Mark Tronson's archive of articles can be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/mark-tronson.html