If you have ever lived in Elizabeth Bay, you have undoubtedly been seduced by the area and though there is only a handful of streets in this most densely populated neighbourhood, there's history in it's bones and something creative and new and exciting happening around every corner.
Inevitable then that someone would publish a book on the area ... not just any old book but a beautifully produced limited-edition book, featuring paintings of everyday scenes of Elizabeth Bay, by Sydney artist Dean O'Brien.
O'Brien has "penned a love letter to the streets and architecture of the Bay"and the 100 signed limited-edition copies are pretty enough to make any lover swoon.
This neighbourhood changes almost daily, with developers constantly building and rebuilding, trying to maximise the tiny strips of land. but some features are still there, if you know where to look.... like the hidden grottos, now tucked away, that were original features of the Elizabeth Bay House gardens; or the tiny park that was the mansion's front lawn and is now nestled under the gaze of the surrounding apartment buildings, still looking out across the water to Clarke Island and further, to the entrance of Sydney Harbour.
O'Brien has found them and prettied them up.... beautiful and comfortingly familiar to fans of "lizzy bay"
O'Brien's original paintings - oils on canvas are also available to buy. get along to Becker Minty, Potts Point and grab one quick ....would make a nice xmas present for someone special.
whether you settle for the book or a painting it's pretty and exquisite and exclusive ... just like Elizabeth Bay herself.
[Becker Minty is tucked away in Manning Street right behind TOBY'S].
all pics : Dean O'Brien from the book Elizabeth Bay.
Inevitable then that someone would publish a book on the area ... not just any old book but a beautifully produced limited-edition book, featuring paintings of everyday scenes of Elizabeth Bay, by Sydney artist Dean O'Brien.
O'Brien has "penned a love letter to the streets and architecture of the Bay"and the 100 signed limited-edition copies are pretty enough to make any lover swoon.
