ER POO/On The Thrown

The backstory… Elizabeth II was the first reigning monarch to set foot on Australian soil. She undertook a journey through the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia desperately searching for a bathroom suitable for a royal. ER II had traveled 10,000 miles by air, making 33 flights, 2000 miles by road, (130 hours in cars in 207 trips) visiting all capitals except Darwin when finally she really had to go.

While driving down the Princess Highway en route to Melbourne, Her Majesty became visibly agitated and exclaimed to her husband Prince Phillip; "my intestinal royal subject has begun to touch cloth". Yahtzee! A bullet-ridden rest stop sign appeared in view. The Regent's carriage four-wheel slid into the roadside trucker stop and through a cloud of dust, the queen hoisted up her cloak and galloped towards the humble outhouse. It happened to be occupied by Ace Dubbo the local petrol-tank driver who when hearing a woman’s pressing groans expeditiously unclogged his pipes and exited, (and no, he didn't wash his hands). The odor was so pungent, not unlike the open Hindu sewers of her eastern colonies that she was forced to leave the door ajar — prized open by her golden scepter.

Today, her graffiti still remains etched into the roadside outhouse wall… "It is a basic truth that within us, sometimes unrealized until the moment of expression that as a nation we all must jettison some cargo. It is with the most profound and passionate feelings of loyalty and devotion that I lay this cable. It does not require much imagination to realize that this act of common allegiance and daily joy brings us all closer together and is one of the most powerful elements converting us from a mass of individuals to a great cohesive nation. In brief, a common poop to the Throne is a part of the very cement of the whole social structure."

This painting aims to capture the historical movement/moment. The "unveiling" pic is how I envision it going down at the palace.

The sausage: 4'x3' acrylic and oil painting on canvas. It's also been created as a stencil for graffiti.