"Kim-bo and Johnny went to sea
In a leaky pea-green boat...     

I could have gone on but decided it was sacrilegious to ruin a classic fairy tale with the self indulgent antics of two ruthless politicians.
      Instead I put them and their leaky boat well out on the horizon in an alien world of stormy skys and treacherous seas - the setting is Childers Cove - Pt. Campbell in Victoria. (See painting titled 'Lost at Sea').   To me it would have seemed just to have them floating around unprotected from the elements 'for a year and a day' in an inhospitable world of haunting shapes and no doubt they soon  would become aware of how it feels to be homeless, tired, weak and unwanted. I did however give them the luxury of a small dinghy to themselves instead of the horribly overcrowded conditions Asylum Seekers endure in their plight to gain entry into Australia.
      A week has now passed since our federal election.  Kim has 'jumped overboard' anyway (hopefully with an attack of conscience) and perhaps with continued pressure from humanitarian groups and caring individuals Johnny will have to reshape his policies if he wants to "stay in the boat".
      (The title for this series was inspired - or borrowed from an article in the Melbourne Age (Sat. - NewsExtra  3.11.01) by freelance journalist Andrew Stafford).  See painting 'Lest We Forget'.