Bauple, 1981.

Some marriages make it, others don't. We sold up and split up - amicably- in December, 1980 and went our own ways. It became convenient for me to move to be near the Morrows, now re-located in Queensland, where Bob and I could continue our joint effort without relying on the postal service to relay ideas and progress drawings. Emails were not even thought of in those days. I left Brisbane for a tiny town called, Bauple, midway between Gympie and Maryborough, Qld. where Bob and Anne and their two boys, Simon and Marc had landed. I found a small allotment there as a home where I continued the panels for "Slattery Creek", dashed off a few postcards (each an original in guache) and fine art pieces in pen and ink for the local market and exhibitions. None worthy survive.

While we waited for Sol Shifrin to market our strip, Bob and I developed a series of black and white Greeting Cards featuring slightly caricatured Australian wildlife. Illustrations for the cards were in pen and ink.

I have to tell you that this little place was a blessed relief from city life for the next five months! It also proved to be providential when loneliness eventually caught up. That story will follow later.