FOREWORD

‘Many years ago in my son Tim’s green apple time we skipped down to Camp Cove, Watsons Bay. He, on my shoulders singing 'I’m the king of the castle, and you’re the dirty rascal’ — such joyful innocence — me, his happy dad.

Life is a journey and there falls sunshine and shadows.

This is his story, beautifully told of his triumphs and struggles — insights into that puzzling jungle known as the art world.

— John Olsen

PART ONE

The Long Shadow
Daddy’s Boy
Spanish Encounter
Utopia Does Not Exist
Bohemian Royalty
Into the Valley
Of Cabbages and Kings
Pearly: Almost Paradise
Valerie
The Roots of the Tree

PART TWO

If You Can Remember Art School
Beautiful People
Mentors
Lunch with Donald Friend
The Godfather