Portrait of Patrick White by Derek Kosbab 2008, from a newspaper photograph.

Patrick White is one of my favourite authors. He is pictured here in his 70s, irascible, down at mouth and as elderly male Australians—especially returned soldiers and footballers–seem often to be seen: with large ears Often, as I am reading his books, I can visualize the characters or settings. To my way of thinking, Patrick White was a visual artist. Although he captured sounds too, especially the sounds of language, in particular the Australian drawl or twang.

Patrick Victor Martindale White (1912-1990) wrote 12 novels two short-story collections and eight plays. White’s fiction freely employs shifting narrative vantage points and a stream of consciousness technique. In 1973, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Vivisector was posthumously shortlisted for the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010.

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Charcoal on canvas: 1015mm x 1015mm