An exhibition of paintings by David LeMay, On the Road to Acland – Sky & Earth, will be on display at Goombungee’s Rosalie Gallery from August 23 to September 17, 2023.
LeMay spent several years painting and sketching in the township, finding inspiration among the open spaces and channelling this into his creative process.
“When my son, Tim, was young, we would go for drives into the countryside. We stumbled on the town of Acland,” LeMay said.
“It was unusual, it was empty. Remnants of the town’s inhabitants were evident in the cement slabs left behind and the gardens still defining the boundaries of each block. The houses and inhabitants were absent.
“For Tim and me it was a playground. Tim was maybe three or four and he was about to venture from training wheels to two wheels. I knew he was ready, so out to Acland we went and off he took on his two wheels down the empty streets where so many must have done the same, not so long ago.
