Paintings by Justin Murphy.

Justin Murphy was my wife’s (Christine’s) Dad. He passed away in October 1999. By Profession he was an Eye Doctor and spent much of his considerable energy earning money to look after his wife Joan and six kids. He was very religious and had a love of the sea and ships which may have stemmed from his time as a weatherman on the ship Kanimbla during World War II. As a hobby, Justin painted and had some talent, however he was painfully shy and never sold, exhibited or profited from his work. He painted landscapes and was influenced by painters such as John Farmer and McNally.

Anyway with the death of Joan Murphy in January 2007, Justin’s paintings were passed on to his surviving adult children, John, Tom, Vicki, Clare and Christine and the family of Louise, who predeceased Justin. This small web page is an attempt to show as many as possible of Justin’s paintings.

Stephen Nurse, May 2007

4 Paintings Held by Christine.

There are 4 small paintings on 3 sheets of paper. One of the sheets has paintings on both sides and one has notes on the back. Click on a thumbnail to see a bigger picture.

Bayside Bayside Notes Town (Other Side) Airey’s Inlet

19 Paintings Held by Vicki

The paintings were selected from several dozen. Amongst the paintings were the same scenes painted several times, postcards and prints from magazines used as originals, and the odd series of doodles. The doodles are really Justin mixing up paint. Just numbers and no titles here, hope you enjoy them. There is a signature of sorts in the top left hand corner of some of the works like v02, it’s a “seagull” sort of shape which could just as easily be a tick or the letter “m” or all 3.

v01 v02 v03 v04 v05 v06 v07

v08 v09 v10 v11 v12 v13

v14 v15 v16 v17 v18

v19