Pearl Paintings

2006 Collection

The Broome Collection 2006 consists of 3 parts...............

1. Flowering pearls .12 stunning pearl and pure silver encrusted pieces.
2. Nima Taka Totoka .. An 8 part 570 pearl piece on loan to the people of Fiji to be unveiled early 2007 also to raise money. Debra and I have donated another 570 draught pearls to be placed in special certificates to be sold thru the hotel to raise funds for the Nadi hospital, very cool.
3. Pearl Peacock. 4 piece painting of a peacock with around 600 pearls and a 23mm round baroque for his eye and full of pure silver detail, he also has a little dragon to watch over him .photos will be available soon..
4. David now has placed over 27,000 south sea pearls, 250 diamonds,1000 grams of pure silver, 24 ounces of 18 carat gold, 4 ounces of 24 carat gold and hundreds of gemstones in the 4 collections to date.

Previous Years' Collections

2005
The Outback Collection currently a body of work in progress and a most exciting collection so far. David has really let loose, incorporating such things into these latest amazing creations, such as; barbed wire, fence posts, broken glass, old wire, pearls, pure gold, pure silver, copper and gemstones.

The 2004 Dragon Suite
By David Edward Conolan
With Clipper Pearls

- Featuring 1/8th of the 2004 Clipper Pearls harvest

- Completed Sept./Oct. 2004 at the offices of Clipper Holdings, Herbert St. Broome W.A.

- The subject came about after David went to see Annie McKenzie a shaman in Eumundi Qld. ‘She kept seeing dragons’. David worked from sketches drawn mid flight on the way to Broome.

- Each of the 3 dragon paintings (the centerpieces of the collection) contain the words; Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Pearl, Dragon, Compassion and Truth in Chinese script.

- Chinese script advised by Hong Wing (a multi generational descendant of original pearl divers of Broome)

P5504i Ancient Fire Breather

Dimensions: canvas - 960x790mm framed - 1230x1060mm
Single dragon facing left on all fours on a multi coloured blend background. Symbols shown around tail. Eyes; two jumbo round pearls $6,000- each. Jumbo gold baroque pearl set in the fire breath $9,000-. Gemstones inset into fire; amethyst, periodot, garnet and citrine and 1.5 ounces of 18 carat golddust $675-. A total of 1,528 pearls in dragon and 46 gemstones.

P5904i Consuming Passions of Agamidae

Dimensions: canvas - 960x790mm framed - 1230x1060mm
Two spiny dragons facing and fighting over one large 17.5ml A grade button pearl ($5,600-) shown in the fire breathed between dragons and covering across top of canvas. Background; a vertical blend of red’s and orange. Symbols shown up either side behind dragons. Eyes; right dragon; two 14/16ml gold circles, each featuring an extra bubble of silver pearl matter as pupils. Left dragon same format pearls but silver all through. Gemstones inset into fire; amethyst, periodot, garnet and citrine and 1.5 ounces of 18 carat golddust $675-. A total of 2,300 pearls and 65 gemstones.

P6104J Winged Serpent of the Air

Dimensions: canvas - 960x790mm framed - 1230x1060mm
Single dragon sitting on a branch. Fire breathed across the claws of front feet (hands). The fire contains a single line of 19 circle pearls from 12 to 14ml in varying shades of yellow. Eyes; are two large silver baroque pearls with cats eye shaped garnets inlaid. A single row of large purple, silver and white baroque pearls from mouth to tail as like the inner spine of the dragon. Background; horizontal blend of orange, red, magenta and yellow. Symbols down right side of canvas. Gemstones set into the fire; amethyst, periodot, blue topaz, garnets and citrine and 1.5 ounces of 18 carat golddust $675-. A total of 1,989 pearls and 54 gemstones.

Story of the Dragon Suite
The 3 centerpiece paintings of the collection

1. Ancient Fire Breather
2. Fiery Passions of Agamidae
3. Winged Serpent of the Air

Chinese Script as appears in each painting

Earth     Air    Fire     Water

Pearl     Dragon     Compassion     Truth

Pearls of Pure Waters
Gems from the Earth
Serpents of the Air
Fires of Truth and Compassion

Awakened passions, long asleep, deep beneath our feet, reveal ancient draconian serpents. Breath of compassion seeping slowly, calling, deep down past earth’s crust, where sleeping creatures now stir and again come forth. The fires of truth burning so intensely, they are lit with soft, yet powerful colours, the silvers and gold, the softly lustrous lights of pearls emanating from within their very core lighting the way. Their quest; replenish the precious light, and enjoy the luster and beauty of their souls. Inspire so that others might do the same.