
© irene waters 2015
(5 photos) The painted ceilings of the Renaissance are still beautiful today.

© irene waters 2015
The painter at work. Behind him a painted wall.

© irene waters 2015
Peeling paint on a derelict building

© irene waters 2015
This derelict building has been painted giving it some beauty in its decay.

© irene waters 2015
A custom paint shop displays its craft.
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About Irene Waters 19 Writer Memoirist
I began my working career as a reluctant potato peeler whilst waiting to commence my training as a student nurse. On completion I worked mainly in intensive care/coronary care; finishing my hospital career as clinical nurse educator in intensive care. A life changing period as a resort owner/manager on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu was followed by recovery time as a farmer at Bucca Wauka. Having discovered I was no farmer and vowing never again to own an animal bigger than myself I took on the Barrington General Store. Here we also ran a five star restaurant. Working the shop of a day 7am - 6pm followed by the restaurant until late was surprisingly more stressful than Tanna. On the sale we decided to retire and renovate our house with the help of a builder friend. Now believing we knew everything about building we set to constructing our own house. Just finished a coal mine decided to set up in our backyard. Definitely time to retire we moved to Queensland. I had been writing a manuscript for some time. In the desire to complete this I enrolled in a post grad certificate in creative Industries which I completed 2013. I followed this by doing a Master of Arts by research graduating in 2017. Now I live to write and write to live.
We are always on here at the same time. (I know I keep saying that–but it’s weird.) 😉 First two are my favorite.
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Mine too. The skulls do nothing for me at all. Yes I think we may be on here at the same time but I have a feeling that we are on different days. It is a weird thing that which I have never been able to get my head around.
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I’m not completely daft, but I always have a hard time wrapping my brain around the whole you’re-here-on-a-different-day thing.
Mind-boggling.
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Amazing pics. Have you been to all of these places?
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Thanks Angie. Yes at one time or another. As someone once said to me I was born with a camera in my hand. Some of them are from a long time ago, others more recent.
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You’ve captured a wonderful variety here, Iris.
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… oops … Irene … my fingers slipped … [cough] [blush]
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Don’t worry. As I have always said “you can call me anything just don’t call me late for dinner.” 🙂
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Thanks Christine.
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Irene, this is a marvelous entry for this week’s anything painted theme. 😀 Have a great week.
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Thanks Cee.
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So many paintings in so many unusual and talented ways. Especially love the sculpture of the artist where the viewer becomes the painting, and the wall of crumbling paint, a reminder of the splendor that once was. I have a very talented cousin who spends much of her time exploring uninhabited buildings, old schools, churches, and prisons, train stations and apartments, even a sanitarium once. Don’t know how she finds them or gets into so many places that look like they would be restricted, but the images she gets are amazing. Like you, she finds beauty in odd places where the rest of us might only see trash. Of course, the image of the Renaissance cathedral is spectacular, but so is the car. Beauty emerges from your vision, Irene. Thanks for letting me see it too.
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Yes I agree. It was a great idea for the sculpture. You are supposed to feel you are looking over his shoulder at what he is painting.

I’m glad you could see the beauty in all of them Sharon. As an artist you probably have a very good eye for colour, positioning and perhaps the abstract.
I love sharing them with you so the pleasure is all mine.
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Great photos. Love the paintwork on the car
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Thanks Raewyn. I certainly think it is a good advertisement for him and the skulls make you look at it closely.
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An interesting selection of photos for the challenge. I particularly like the painter … it’s clever 🙂
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My favorite is the one you added in the comments!
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LOL. It is mine also but I wish I had managed to keep my body out of the shot and only had my head in the picture frame.
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