It’s hard to believe another year – actually make that another decade! – has just rolled by and we are about to embark on a new adventure. Just want to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to everyone! In a mild state of nostalgia, I was looking around my studio and found [...]
Archive | December, 2009
Moleskine: Les Murray
Les Murray is a famous Australian poet. In my local library they held a poetry night, and he came, he spoke, and recited some of his poetry. He was a large man, with a powerful presence, yet exuded a relaxed, down=to-earth air. I sat in the back somewhere with my sketchbook. Here are some drawings [...]
Tennyson St. Daydream
A recent theme in my work has been the conflict between the individual and the urban landscape. I continued exploring this idea in this work. Tennyson St is where I live and a place I like to walk around and come up with ideas. I also tried to maintain a greater variety in the surface [...]
Moleskine: Some drawings from a while ago
Here are a bunch of drawings from my moleskine a few months ago. Looking back over them, it was a tough time. I sustained a back injury from playing basketball and it completely took me out of action. A lot of these drawings are done from my apartment, the place I was stuck most of [...]
City Conversations
Walking down the streets, there are a lot of people talking. When you start to notice and pay attention, it becomes fascinating – different faces, voices, topics, gesticulations . . . all united in space. With this painting I used found cardboard as surface, I really liked that extra gritty urban element it added, as [...]
Franklin St. Corner Pop
Outside my city studio I like to sit and eat ice cream on the entrance steps, watching life go by. Diagonal from me is the intersection of Franklin and Swanston Streets, with the city baths directly across from me. I’m in the process of giving this studio up, so this painting is a bit nostalgic [...]
Moleskine: More Sketches From Japan
The final instalment of my moleskine sketches from Japan. This batch actually marked the start of a new book. One of my aims with this book is to make more of an effort to be more experimental. These pictures mark the end of my stay in Japan. I was really quite sad to leave as [...]
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