Perth Paintings
Perth - Kingdom of the Brave.
Risks are taken, plans are made, achievements are celebrated.
Perth is strength, determination and spirit.
Soaring office towers reach for the sky, push themselves harder, reach further.
These beautiful, original oil paintings of Perth by Ken Rasmussen capture the drama.
The art and thrill of the big play.
Peace and Prosperity |
$2,250 |
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GT49 |
I often reflect on how lucky we are to live in such a peaceful city. There are so many views out across the river. I love the tranquillity of it. To me, the city towers speak of prosperity and growth from which so many benefit, directly and indirectly. Rent is paid, people are fed. It’s not something we should take for granted.
City Towers Over The River |
$2,450 |
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KT91 |
Like the city itself, there’s a lot of strength and warmth in this painting. You can feel the solidness of what’s been built with so much effort and striving. You can see South Perth and around to Nedlands.
Glory Days |
$2,300 |
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VC81 |
This is about the golden times that ebb and flow over the city. The place sparkles with optimism and activity. The colours are brighter and the river takes your breath away. It is important to celebrate good times in order to be carried through times that aren’t as easy.
River City Sky |
$15,400 |
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KZ84 |
I remember feeling so happy as I was painting this. I was trying to simplify things. You can see the sea breeze on the water. The painting also captures how we can live in this very dense urban environment alongside open waterways that are teeming with life. This brings an important balance between nature and our urban life in the city.
River Cities |
$14,800 |
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JK14 |
South Perth is sitting there just across the water from all the towers of commerce and striving. People travel over to the city and then go home again. I’m wanting to show people a fresh perspective on where they live and work. I’m hoping to bring that landscape alive. People may never have considered the relationship between the city and South Perth from this view. I hope they can feel some of the magic in all this life by the river.
City on the River |
$14,400 |
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NH55 |
I really like this composition. You can see how the water flows between the city and South Perth and then goes out into that expansive waterway. By using gold, I’m hoping to create a little bit of a magical quality. I’m creating enchantment around those places by the layering of detail, the rich blues and purples. I’m creating a storybook quality to places that people see every day and have a great fondness for. I want to give a fresh perspective to the familiar so that we are awake to our precious place.
Rising From The River |
$7,280 |
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PY14 |
This is the very first light of morning coming across Perth and South Perth. The buildings are dark and still as if sleeping. Pale colours appear on the water and the skyline. This is about the transition between darkness and emerging light. The hope of a new day.
Big City Afternoon |
$5,000 |
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DQ13 |
This is a painting about the magic of the city. I’ve used a big circle of light to frame the monuments of the soaring skyline. These are the buildings of our imagination – how we imagine the city to be rather than how it actually is. This is about the spirit of the place with its strength and reaching up towards the sky.
City Rise To Power |
$5,000 |
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NZ50 |
I love the grandeur of city architecture. Enormous statements of power that tell so many stories. I think of all the hands that made these structures. I think of all the people who work there. So many people, so many families, all connected to the shape of this city.
Kingdom of the Brave |
$4,500 |
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QS97 |
These are monuments to courage and striving. A landscape of risk and benefit. So many days of effort and uncertainty. I see tremendous bravery in the building of this place. I feel the optimism of people and their future.
Big Radiant City |
$7,000 |
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KD92 |
This painting is about a place that gives us stability and a solidness to the principles of law and the rules of life. You can see that in the layering. There are layers of things that make up civilisation and make things on which we can depend. There’s tremendous investment in education and processes. I’m paying homage to the layers of time and work that go into making historical progression.
Night City |
$1,800 |
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CL47 |
This painting takes a long view of the city of Perth from Rottnest (Rottnest Island is in the foreground). That’s Indiana tea rooms at Cottesloe, Fremantle Harbour with its lighthouses and ships, and you can look up across the Swan River to the Darling Range.
Treasure |
$5,000 |
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QM58 |
The city is where our society is protected and given form and shape. You can see the old Treasury Building, the Cathedral and the Perth City Council. Many of these places make the world kinder. There will always be corrupting elements, yet still, there are also good lawmakers and people who can write effective legislation. There will always be competent people who devote their lives to making society stronger.
Black River Bright City |
$5,000 |
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RZ45 |
I used to live in West Perth, and I had a view of the city. I remember even when the lights go out, the buildings still glow in the moonlight. I’ve seen the city at 3.00am with a full moon casting a beautiful light.
River of Gold |
$5,450 |
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RL83 |
This painting is all about the nightlife in Perth. You can see the city lights and headlights of cars as people move around the city. That’s why Northbridge is in the foreground because it has such vibrancy. I used to live just off to the right in West Perth and would walk to the city at night. It was a thrill for me because the movement and rhythm of car headlights would be illuminating the streets. To an artist like me, these waves of light are really something.
