Michael Bourke

I find life quite beautiful but also very sad and confusing. Painting pictures helps me to notice the beauty. It helps me to think through the confusion. It helps me to find comfort in the inevitable sadness. I don’t really know what I’m doing. I think that’s the point.

A mural about a “man with a head full of budgies visits Kandos”. This is based on the idea I developed during the residency when I produced a painting that I gave to the schools.