David and Yuge Bromley standing in a dark hallway having their arms crossed

“With

family

at

our

core,

we

just

do

stuff

together

all

the

time.”

“With

family

at

our

core,

we

just

do

stuff

to-

gether

all

the

time.”

Our

team

of

workers

who

are

our

front

facing

,

public

interaction

are

imperative

for

many

reasons.

Part

being

our

desire

for

uninterrupted

time

in

the

studio.

Separating

ourselves

into

us

being

the

creators

and

parts

of

our

team

being

both

the

frontline

sharing

and

portraying

our

visions

and

also

allowing

us

the

space

and

time

to

be

immersed

in

our

work.

We

are

innately

reclusive

and

also

there

are

only

so

many

hours

in

the

day.

So

our

diverse

team

play

a

very

important

part

in

allowing

us

our

solitude

for

art

and

projects

whilst

they

interact

with

the

the

broader

world

around

us.

That’s

the

plan

anyway

and

like

most

plans,

they

are

hard

to

keep

on

the

road,

meaning

our

studios

are

often

an

endless

revolving

door

and

all

desires

for

time

just

to

concentrate

on

art

more

resembles

a

circus

than

a

sacred

place

for

art.

We

work

on

this

as

we

work

on

encouraging

our

team

who

interact

with

the

world

to

be

warm,

inviting,

engaging

unlike

many

galleries

whose

approach

is

to

throw

their

nose

in

the

air

and

treat

gallery

visitors

to

a

range

of

judgement

and

coolness

that

portrays

that

people

interacting

with

art

are

carefully

scanned

to

make

sure

they

fit

the

intended

mould.

We

do

all

we

can

not

to

be

like

that.

Why?

Because

the

other

is

rude,

presumptuous

and

alienating.

David and Yuge Bromley sitting at a table in front of a ship painting

From

Frankie,

Flavie,

Emily,

Nikki

and

Beatrice

in

our

Melbourne

spaces,

to

Elle

(who

openly

admits

she

loves

being

the

back

up

singer

in

the

band),

Cristina,

Narelle

and

Josh

in

our

Daylesford

gallery.

Through

to

those

in

our

behind

the

scenes

Domenic

&

John

like

brothers

to

us,

Simon

K

bringing

to

fruition

David’s

visions

through

tools,

Studio

and

Design

team

who

are

probably

as

reclusive

as

ourselves…Dats,

Simon,

Sarah,

Soph,

Geoff…Right

through

to

Enza

and

Joletta

like

sisters

to

Yuge

who

help

her

keep

the

back

end

cogs

turning

and

oiled.

Of

course

and

Nell

whom

without

which

our

family

would

be

a

bit

lost.

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David Bromley sitting on a chair in his studio during his painting process

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“We

measure

a

good

day

and

night

by

how

immersed

we

are

in

our

creative

adventure.”

Like

the

above

words

and

thoughts,

artists

and

collaborators

can

be

annoying,

distracting,

time

wasting

folk,

so

we

choose

as

carefully

as

we

can

without

missing

the

rare

and

exciting

people

who

surprise

endlessly

and

contradict

what

a

quick

judgement

may

miss.

Time

is,

as

always,

the

challenge

so

choosing

well

can

make

the

difference

between

sublime

creative

collaboration,

life

long

friendship

and

sheer

frustration.

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David Bromley and Friend throw beer over other friend

“Collabora-

tions

that

are

Sublime”

Just

hanging

with

/

working

with

artists

is

nuts,

you

find

creativity

and

inspiration

in

unexpected

places

and

like

making

art

is

something

you

try

and

finesse.

Who

you

go

on

journeys

with

takes

insight

followed

by

management

to

the

greatest

of

degrees.

One

thing’s

for

sure,

we’ve

seen

both

sides,

from

collaborations

that

are

sublime,

friendships

that

grow

the

meaning

of

your

life

through

to

something

akin

to

being

tortured,

frustrated

and

driven

to

unneccesary

madness.

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