Turning Point is a pivotal painting in the career of the artist. It has been associated with multiple World First Records or World First’s.

In 2011 Pat Farmer ran from pole to pole. Davson was both the official artist and also the first artist to be a significant sponsor of an international sporting event. The event took place across 14 countries. Tribulations reflects some of the challenges the runner and the artist faced in the lead-up to this world record making Pole to Pole run from the North Pole to the South Pole through the Americas.

Created to hang in the square building featured in the work. The majority of this painting was created with Sharon painting in public, in the foyer of the State Office Building in Sydney in 1986. Hung in exhibitions in Sharon’s First Impression Gallery, Sydney, until delivery to the Pittwater Village in early 1988.