Painter Charles Blackman described himself as a guttersnipe when he met and fell in love with partially sighted poet Barbara Patterson.

Together, the couple became part of a bohemian crowd of artists who moved between Sydney and Melbourne, and helped shape Australian art for decades.

Now their daughter Christabel has documented a significant, passionate and fruitful decade of their early years and marriage, thanks to her parents love letters and her mother’s diaries.

The result is a uniquely personal and intimate perspective on a creative partnership.

To see images from Charles and Barbara Blackman a decade of love and art, go to: @carobaumlifesentences on Instagram