An impressionistic and exuberant memoir via Australia's best-loved artist.

Ken performed has a unprecedented position within the hearts of Australians - we now have all worn or embellished our houses along with his art. His brilliant, positive pictures are a part of our collective cognizance and feature helped outline us to the area. yet what will we find out about the guy in the back of the brush?
A dreamy nation kid-turned-art pupil, Ken took off in another country for a Mad Men-esque advertisements profession prior to an epiphany at a Matisse exhibition confirmed him that portray was once the place his center actually lay. yet a go back to Sydney to color observed his artwork overtaken by means of his entrepreneurial instincts as 'Ken performed' turned a sought-after international brand.
However there is extra to Ken Done's tale than simply advertisement luck: the unexpected lack of the gains from a lifetime's labor and a resultant demanding court docket case used to be heavily by means of a surprise melanoma analysis. It used to be a depressing time, however the strong work that got here out of this bleak interval have introduced him long-overdue acclaim as certainly one of our nice artists.
From his studio on glowing Sydney Harbour to the ochre tints of the outback or the luminous palette of tropical waters, Ken's artist's eye is ever interested in good looks and color. yet via solid instances and undesirable, what has sustained him are the straightforward pleasures of existence: family members, domestic and, in fact, painting.