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"We were married in March and came to Australia in June – two young people looking for adventure," he says.
WHEN the Shorts tired of the urban pressures of Bondi, they headed straight for the then Redland Shire, rented a unit then bought an Alexandra Hills home where they still live.
Although Mathew opted for a career as a chef, Bradley has followed his dad's footprints and the pair happily work together. Barry says he has seen a lot of change in his trade: "When I started it was all with oil-based enamels but now the modern acrylic paints make it so much easier and people can have fun with colours." He still prefers what he terms 'solid' colours despite a trend to lighten shades by addition of big percentages of white.
IN FACT, he says white is so much in fashion that one manufacturer's latest colour cards display 135 different 'whites'. However, cricket whites happen to be a favourite for Barry, who played with the Alexandra Hills club some years ago and now looks forward to his former countrymen holding the Ashes in the coming series against Australia.
WHEN discussing his retirement plan and reflecting on his life, "Barry" Short has revealed his driver's licence bears a different spelling of his Christian name – it is "Bari". "My father served in the Royal Horse Artillery in World War II and after he was wounded he was taken to the Red Cross in Bari, Italy," he says. "That's why he named me 'Bari'." A painter needs to get on with the job without wasting time talking, so the solution has been to 'Australianise' his name, and all those happy clients will remember him as "Barry".
This column has appeared in The Redland Times.