1. River journey all panels River Journey painting (18 panels), 18 metres long x 270 cm High, photographer Tony Nathan, Please download to be able to scroll across

2. Level 4 river journey painting River Journey, oil paint and Marri Resin on canvas, 18 metres long x 270 cm High, found on Level 4 Ceremonial courts, from right hand side, all photos Eva Fernandez

3. Level 4 River Journey, left hand side, showing Swan River meeting the Indian Ocean at Fremantle

4. Level 4 River Journey, middle section , showing Perth Waters and Banksia

5. Level 4 River Journey, detail, source at Wooroloo Bridge, from right hand side

6. Level 4 zephyr River Journey, detail of Zephyr ferry, from Left Hand side

7. Level 3 zephyr digiglass Level 3 DigiGlass Panorama:The Changing Environment of the River 2016, Artists Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, , Size 20 metres long x 40 cm High

8. Level 3 Level 3 DigiGlass panorama, Detail:The Changing Environment of the River., Artists Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, The Swan River Trust regularly tests the salinity of the river as seasonal dynamics impact the estuarine system.

9. Level 9 Level 9 DigiGlass panorama, Micro Environment 2016, Artists Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, The textural background of the original painting has been overlaid with floating, starlike symbols, referencing invertebrates.

10. Level 9 Detail (from middle section) Level 9 DigiGlass panorama, Micro Environment, Artists Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire,

11. Level 6 Level 6 DigiGlass panorama: Naming the River., Artists Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, This design is based on the initials of salinity sampling sites along the river, For example BW = Blackwell Reach (near Fremantle).

12. Level 6 Detail Level 6 DigiGlass panorama: Naming the River., Artists Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire,

13. Level 7 Level 7 Digiglass panorama: History layered over Place 2016, Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, This panorama commemorates the history of the Supreme Court and English law in Western Australia, This panel shows a reworked 'Justice'.

14. Level 7 Level 7 Digiglass panorama: History layered over Place 2016, Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, This panel celebrates Edith Haynes, a woman pioneer.

15. Level 7 Level 7 Digiglass panorama: History layered over Place 2016, Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, This panel commemorates the Old Law Court building, 1836

16. Level 8 Level 8 DigiGlass panorama: Working the Law 2016, Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire, “I have had rare work cutting down long declarations into small compass”, A quotation from George Fletcher Moore, first Commissioner of the Civil Court in WA.

The River Journey, Supreme Court Civil WA, 2016, Percent for Art Scheme

The Journey of the River, 2016
A Percent for Art artwork that spans 6 floors of the Supreme Court, Civil, Perth CBD.
Artists Jo Darbyshire and Rick Vermey

Jo Darbyshire was commissioned to paint an 18 metre long oil painting for the ceremonial courts on Level 4 of the new Supreme Court Civil in Perth CBD.
The Journey of the River, (oil paint and Marri resin on canvas), carries the viewer on a journey from the rivers source, where the Avon becomes the Swan River at Wooroloo Brook near Walyunga National Park. The river flows west into the heart of metropolitan Perth and then into Melville Water, a large estuary that narrows as it reaches Fremantle and the Indian Ocean.

Rick Vermey and Jo Darbyshire also collaborated over a year to make the designs that were finally captured in 5 DigiGlass panoramas - each one 20 metres long and 40cm high - found on Levels 3,6,7,8 & 9, that explored other issues relating to the Swan River and layers of history.

The project was commissioned by the State Government Percent for Art Scheme. Public Art Consultant was Maggie Baxter. Photographs: Eva Fernandez and Tony Nathan.

A 9 minute video was also made showing the progress of this 2 1/2 year long project and can be seen on this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFkEAXmrw1w&feature=youtu.be