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Janet Dawson

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When soulmates Janet Dawson and Michael Boddy moved from Sydney to a property, Boddy was clear about why: ‘Our marriage is one long conversation - we moved to the bush so we could talk to each other without so many interruptions.’

Michael with beetroot sprouting, 2008 Janet Dawson

Michael with beetroot sprouting, 2008 Janet Dawson

Portrait, pastel on paper

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2015

Summer 1986, 1986 Janet Dawson

Portrait, oil on canvas

Collection: National Portrait Gallery
Purchased 2000, part gift of Michael Boddy

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