Charles Colman seemed to live many lives in addition to his professional careers in music and painting: solo bushwalking and camping, preserving the environment, bird watching, plant knowledge, gardening, family man, conversationalist, cooking and travelling. Charles Colman seemed to live many lives in addition to his professional careers in music and painting: solo bushwalking and camping, preserving the environment, bird watching, plant knowledge, gardening, family man, conversationalist, cooking and travelling. National Sydney Morning Herald – Latest News