Australian military stories, preserved through art and collectables
History first. Then the art, the archive and the opportunity to collect.
The BrandNet Archives brings together original commissioned artworks, historically significant signed pieces, selected low-number Archive Editions and the Limited Edition collections created from them. Explore the history behind each work, discover the original artwork, and where pieces remain available, continue into the collection.
Discover the people, events and research behind each commissioned work.
View the original commissioned artwork and, where available, enquire about acquisition.
Discover and purchase rare #1–#10 Archive Editions and historically significant retained pieces.
Explore related Limited Edition lapel pins, medallions and art.
Start with the history
Each story opens the history behind the work, the research that shaped it, the artist and original artwork, and the special editions and collectables created from it.
The Landing
David Rowland's meticulously researched interpretation of the dawn landing at Anzac Cove.
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The Battle of Lone Pine
Four days of brutal close-quarter fighting — and the Drew Harrison commission created to preserve the story.
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The Battle of the Nek
Drew Harrison's confronting view from the Ottoman forward trench, created from extensive historical research.
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Centenary of the First Fleet
Don Braben's commissioned maritime painting captures the seven ships of Australia's new fleet steaming towards Sydney Harbour on the morning of 4 October 1913.
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Combined Arms Contact
Drew Harrison captures Australian infantry, armour, medical and Air Force support in the intensity of a close-range Vietnam contact.
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Operation Slipper
Barry Spicer's oil painting follows Australian soldiers, Bushmasters and a working dog through an Afghan village patrol.
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Black Hawk Sunset
Drew Harrison's deeply layered commission commemorating the S-70A-9 Black Hawk and its service with Australian Army Aviation.
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The Last Diggers
Among the most significant pieces held by BrandNet are Army Centenary montages signed by Alec Campbell and Frank MacDonald MM. These works connect the Army Centenary of 2001 with two of the last surviving Australian veterans of the First World War.
Explore the Signed ArchiveThen. Now. Always.
A major three-panel commission deserves to be seen as one complete work. The original artwork spans the page below, unobscured, with its story and details following the artwork.
One hundred years of Air Force in a single monumental work
Commissioned for the Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force, Drew Harrison's three-panel original follows Air Force from its beginnings at Point Cook in 1921 through war, peace, technological change and into the future. Forty aircraft are represented across three highly detailed one-metre-square panels.
Explore Then. Now. Always. →Six aircraft. Six original Drew Harrison paintings.
Created as a collection celebrating six of the most recognisable aircraft in Royal Australian Air Force history. Each work stands on its own, while together the six commissioned originals form one of the strongest visual collections in the BrandNet Archive.
Seek, Strike and Return
The F-111 rendered in Harrison's distinctive vibrant style, celebrating one of Australia's most recognisable military aircraft.
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First and Foremost
A tribute to the Hercules and its extraordinary breadth of service, from operational deployment to humanitarian and disaster relief.
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Into the Cauldron
A stirring night-operation scene depicting Avro Lancaster AG-G and the danger faced by Bomber Command over mainland Europe.
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Cutting the Lines
77 Squadron Mustangs on operations during the early stages of the Korean War, captured with Harrison's characteristic movement and detail.
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Black Cat in the Shadows
The Catalina patrol flying boat at night — a dramatic tribute to an aircraft that played a vital role in the war against Japan.
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Cobra Sabres
CA-27 Sabres of 79 Squadron at Ubon, Thailand — one of six original paintings created for the Iconic Aviation Collection.
Explore the Sabre Collection →Remembrance interpreted through art
Not every work in the Archive depicts a battlefield, ship or aircraft. The Poppy Mpressions originals use the poppy as a language of remembrance — connecting art, reflection and everyday commemoration.
Brothers In Arms
Australian eucalyptus, New Zealand silver fern and Flanders poppies entwine to represent the bond forged through the shared military history of Australia and New Zealand.
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Where the Poppies Grow
A field of poppies becomes a metaphor for loss, endurance and the hope that follows devastation — an artwork conceived alongside Seserko's poem of the same name.
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Fields of Poppies
A stylised poppy field that invites reflection, using layered depth and textured paint to lift the flowers from the canvas.
Explore Field of Poppies →Different ways to enter the collection
The story pages are the primary path, but collectors can also browse directly by the type of object they are looking for.
Commissioned originals
The source paintings behind BrandNet's major military and remembrance collections.
Explore Original Art →Edition #1–#10
Selected low-number lapel pins, medallions, figurines and bears retained by BrandNet since their original release.
Explore Archive Editions →Signed & significant
Historically important signed works and unusual pieces with documented BrandNet provenance.
Explore Historic Pieces →Limited Editions
Lapel pins, medallions, figurines and art connected to the stories throughout the Archive.
Explore Collectables →Own a part of the story
Not every collector begins with an original artwork or a low-number Archive Edition. The Archive also connects people with accessible Limited Edition pieces inspired by the same stories.
Limited Edition Lapel Pins
A natural starting point for new collectors: affordable, wearable and connected directly to the military stories and artworks behind the collection.
Explore Limited Edition Lapel Pins →Medallions, Figurines & Art
Explore numbered medallions, military figurines, framed prints, aluminium art and canvas editions across the wider Heritage collection.
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