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Ormond War Memorial Art Gallery
Malcolm Fraser was a man well qualified by temperament, technical
training and background to be the channel or instrument through
which a series of paintings such as these could come into manifestation.
He maintained an open and inquiring mind to the end of a
long life full of adventure, thrills, surprises, heartaches… and
achievements.
He never felt that these symbolic paintings were original ideas of his
own but rather that he was the instrument through which a Higher Power
could portray a profound truth in pictorial form which, if fully understood,
would bring about a more abundant life for all who were able to grasp
it.
He had all the attributes that characterize truly great men such
as humility, simplicity, kindness, generosity, devotion, loyalty and
obedience to the higher callings of the spirit. He was always searching for
new truth, and manifestations of God's handiwork. To him the world
of the spirit was as real as the physical world around him. He was a
living example of the Scripture text: "As many as are led by the spirit of
God they are the sons of God." To paraphrase a stanza from "The
Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
Lives of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime;
And departing, leave behind us,
Furrows in the sands of time.
***
By one who knew him intimately, loved him devotedly and was
inspired by his percepts and example.
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Malcolm Fraser was a man well qualified by temperament, technical
training and background to be the channel or instrument through
which a series of paintings such as these could come into manifestation.
He maintained an open and inquiring mind to the end of a
long life full of adventure, thrills, surprises, heartaches… and
achievements.
He never felt that these symbolic paintings were original ideas of his
own but rather that he was the instrument through which a Higher Power
could portray a profound truth in pictorial form which, if fully understood,
would bring about a more abundant life for all who were able to grasp
it.
He had all the attributes that characterize truly great men such
as humility, simplicity, kindness, generosity, devotion, loyalty and
obedience to the higher callings of the spirit. He was always searching for
new truth, and manifestations of God's handiwork. To him the world
of the spirit was as real as the physical world around him. He was a
living example of the Scripture text: "As many as are led by the spirit of
God they are the sons of God." To paraphrase a stanza from "The
Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:
Lives of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime;
And departing, leave behind us,
Furrows in the sands of time.
***
By one who knew him intimately, loved him devotedly and was
inspired by his percepts and example.
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