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[email protected] and quote http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/42928/ Painting in the tropics Thesis submitted by Angela Mary MEYER, BA The University of Sydney, MCA Cairns James Cook University, Grad Cert Tertiary Teaching Cairns James Cook University June 2015 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Arts, Society and Education James Cook University ii Acknowledgements There are many people I would like to thank for their great help in assisting me with this research project, especially my supervisors Professor Stephen Naylor and Associate Professor Richard Lansdown, for their continued inspiration and encouragement. Thank you also to Dr John Leonard for the many conversations. Thank you to all the James Cook University library staff, Kate Elder, Bronwen Forster and Mark Collins. Thank you for much appreciated advice and technical assistance from Dr Liz Tynan, Dr Stephen Torre, Dr Timothy Bottoms, Peter Boulot, Juy Hepner, Kathy Fowler, Vu Nguyen, Luke Jackson, Claire Swift, Lyn Courtney, Ken Saville, Dr Jaqueline Drinkall, Dr Ryan Daniel, Dr Lisa Law and Research Student Monitors Dr Michael Wood and Dr Janice Wegner. Kind thanks to Shannon Hogan and all at the Graduate Research School.