In his 100 years on this earth, artist Tom Gleghorn has gone from a misunderstood young person to one of the country’s most renowned artists.

“I often wonder why I’ve left the moon white,” renowned artist Tom Gleghorn says, eyes fixed on a painting he created about three decades ago. If he had his time again, Tom would add slight warmth to it – a touch of gamboge and lemon yellow mixed with the white.

Moon in the Vines hangs across the room from where Tom sits with SALIFE at a table in Lenzerheide Restaurant in Mitcham, where a significant collection of the artist’s work is on show. The door just off to the side leads to the Tom Gleghorn Room; an ode to this man who has contributed so richly to the state’s artistic landscape (and the owners of Lenzerheide are fans of his work).

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