Jonathan Tromane
Author, Artist Copy writer and Creative
Welcome to the Jonathan Tromane website. Jonathan shares his time between writing - short stories, novels and occasionally poetry. He also enjoys painting, using acrylic paints. On this home page you will find his latest paintings, previews of books written and projects in progress. You can explore further by clicking on the buttons for the support pages. Enjoy your visit to the Jonathan Tromane Web site.
New paintings:
REMEMBERING ANTARCTICA: IN 2023 Jonathan visited Antarctica, a trip that was so memorable for its beauty, the wildlife, the scenery and it's obvious fragility due to climate changes. The painting below was created as a lasting memory of that adventure.
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KOOKA
This painting is of our famous bird - the Kookaburra, sometimes called "The Laughing Jackass" because of its unique cackling call. Jonathan enjoys painting birds and this is the latest of a small collection.
Rainbow Lorikeet
The Rainbow Lorikeet is a type of parrot that is common to areas of Victoria/Australia. In the Spring they visit the village where Jonathan lives and feed on the beautiful flowering gums that frequent the village streets. This painting is the second of two that Jonathan has painted. The other one can be viewed in the Art section of this web site.
SHORT STORY/POETRY WRITING
There are many courses available on short story writing. Jonathan completed a short story writing course and novel writing course when he first started writing seriously. Based on his knowledge and experience with writing short stories he put together an article on the elements of a short story. That article can be viewed in the Short Story section of this web site. New writers might gain from reading it. In the meantime enjoy reading the satirical poem below .. about Artificial Intelligence.
PUBLISHED WORKS
The Twilight Years
Mandate
The Twilight Years relates Jonathan's experiences working in the Australian Healthcare system as a Caregiver. Jonathan describes the difficulties, pleasures and learning experiences in caring for aged and disabled people in their own homes. During his 10 years in this role he met many wonderful people and helped them manage various medical conditions - Parkinsons, MS. MND, Cancer Cerebral Palsy and more - as they did their best to enjoy their Twilight years.
COULD AUSTRALIA HANDLE A MAJOR TERRORIST ATTACK?
MANDATE EXPLORES THAT POSSIBILITY WITH A FICTIONAL TERRORIST ATTACK IN MELBOURNE. Although this novel is set in 1989/1990 what happens then could easily happen today.
Projects in progress
The Van Bladen Deception:
When two young boys discover a sealed metal box in a dry lake bed and take it away to see what it contains thay unleash a deadly train of events that places them and various other people in extreme danger.
The events following the discovery attract the attention of ASIO intelligence agent Geoffrey Logan. When he starts investigating what has been happening he treads on the toes of his own boss and attracts the attention of an American billionaire and his associates. That group of high profile businessmen appear to be working on a major project to benefit all mankind but their leader and some of the group members appear to act in a manner that is questionable.
The action takes place in Australia and in the beautiful US city of Seattle.
V Four
A Melbourne radio talk show host is targetted by a secret group to promote their activities in moving the government to improve the justice system: to make the penalty fit the crime. In doing so they open a can of worms that leads to lethal consequences.
PHOTOGRAPHY
The photos on this page were taken by Jonathan with a Nikon Coolpix L820 digital camera or with an I phone. He states that from time to time one snaps really interesting pics so the plan is to add artistic shots to this page from time to time.
Hibiscus , a touch of colour in our garden
Another touch of colour in our garden. This is a type of lily. It flowers in February each year.
Sunset - taken from our kitchen window
Dusk in Gundagai - This is the view from a restaurant in Gundagai. Just stunning and the food was great too. Gundagai is a photographer's paradise.
This was taken in 2014 at the time the moon was the closest it gets to the earth
The wind beneath my wings - A sea bird airing itself,
this was taken at Foster/Tuncurry NSW Mid-North Coast.
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Lorne Victoria - These two pictures were taken at the beautiful seaside resort of Lorne Victoria on a sunny winter's day.
