Strange But True

Heres my collection of works from my first solo show 'Strange But True'

 'Where I Roam' - Oil based enamel on 30X60cm canvas SOLD

'Ballard Of A Happy Man'-Oil based enamel on 40X40cm canvas $160

'Black Widow'- Oil based enamel on 30X60cm canvas $190

'Bar Creep'-Oil based enamel on 40X40cm canvas $160

'A Strange Stranger'- Oil based enamel on 30X60cm canvas SOLD

'The Bachelor '-Oil based enamel on 40x40cm canvas $160

'Swamp Blood'-Oil based enamel on 40X40cm canvas $160

'Asking For Trouble' - Oil based enamel on 30X60cm canvas SOLD

'Confessions'

This my entry piece for a Tasmanian bush fire fundraiser group art show I was invited to be apart of . The show was mass success ! Raising $1800 for Red cross bushfire appeal. 'Confessions' Oil based enamel on 25X30cm wooden frame.

Monster Exhibit

This Friday I'm part of ghoulish gang of fellow low-brow and monster loving artists in a group show tittled Monster L'Amour. We were allowed to enter one Framed piece and one counter top monster, here are mine

'Black Weevil Society' Hand sculpted fimo & oil based enamel

                                       'Holiday Summer' il based enamel on 40x60cm canvas

Black Weevil Studio

Its been many a week since I shifted my work space from the warm
(when I say warm, I mean the warmth of fellow passionate artists)
of the in town studio of Television house.
Although I miss the company of my fellow residents of Television House ,
Converting my Garage into at home work space has resulted in more art production.
Above is a Snapshot of  said new studio at my new house in my old,suburb,
as you can see its simple but effective.
I've just started to work on few new paintings for a up coming show,
which you may spot in the foreground.
I've decided to dub my new working space ad The Black Weevil Studio.

2012 RACT Insurance Tasmanian Portraiture Prize

 I decided this year to try my hand at entering the RACT Tasmania portraiture Prize, I chose local shop owner, skate boarding icon and personal friend of mine Jimmy McMacken. I was lucky to get short listed so I was 1 artist out of 34 artist to be chosen statewide .Heres my little write up I had to submit along with my entry, which might give you a little insight...

Me Mate Jimmy pays homage to friend and beloved local icon Jimmy McMacken. Jimmy has been a great supporter of not just my work but that of many local and upcoming artists, giving his time and business space to young, old, amateur, well-established or travelling artists. When I was fresh out of college he allowed me the opportunity to hold my first solo show. This opened many doors for me as an artist, inspiring me to come up with new and innovative ideas for upcoming group shows and allowing me to get to know other like-minded local artists.

Another reason I chose to paint Jimmy is that like many of my other characters his distinctive and sometimes scruffy exterior is softened by his visibly endearing and gentle nature. The challenge in painting his portrait was not to create a personality, as I would in many of my other works, but to capture the sparkle that was already there.

                                                   The finsihed product ' Me Mate Jimmy'

A nifty little ID badge that I was awarded so the public could talk to me about my art

                   and no art competition isn't complete with out a complimentary participation certificate

Hugo

                                            This is my hand drawn animation tittle 'Hugo'

'Last Train Out of No Where'

  

'Last Train Out No where'-oil based enamel on 30x60cm canvas  close up

'Last Train Out No where'-oil based enamel on 30x60cm canvas