Darwin Daze
Bernard Ollis

A twentysix year old graduating student from The Royal College of Art, London, goes on the journey of a lifetime to take up the position of lecturer in drawing and painting at The Darwin Community College, Northern Territory, Australia.The year is 1976 and the young, enthusiastic, but naive young man travels from Chelsea (a suburb in London) to Casuarina (a suburb of Darwin), Nothing could prepare the young adventurer for what would lay ahead.The pages of Bernard's memoirs are furnished with photographs, paintings, pen and ink and oil pastel works from back in the day, many in full colour. The story telling of this internationally acclaimed artist is rich in humor and offers a fascinating insight to life in Darwin, during the mid 1970s. The paper quality is that of an art book and indeed for those who take an interest in Bernard's artworks this book shines a light on his early work.