Imagining
Acrylic, aerosol, pen and pencil on stretched canvas 760 x 610 x 40
Proposed entry into The inaugural STANDTALLFORPTS ARTS COMPETITION – ‘Hope and Recovery”
12 September 1982
Finalist SBS Portrait Prize 2020 (VIC Australia)
Acrylic, pen and mixed media on stretched canvas.
1250 x 650 x 30
https://www.southernbuoystudios.com.au/sbs-portrait-prize-2020-online-gallery
This story has taken almost 40 years to unfold and release. The time, place and process were unplanned and spontaneous. I found myself grabbing a cheap thin edged canvas with no premeditation or aspiration.
As the work developed, the permanent gaze of my eyes became the focus, with the colours of my face flashing symbols of sadness, blame, anger and emptiness, but with small elements of warmth and hope.
There was literally scores of attempts to express my feelings around my mouth, but they all seemed wrong. Thinking back this probably reflected my inability at the time to express my feelings in words. The solution reduced to simply noting the date of the death of my first daughter, Grace – with us for a day.
This seemed to be enough.
3 Whacked Pigs with Channel 9 Teeth
Pen, pencil, acrylic, enamel and mixed media on unframed paper
610 x 460
Not sure where this image thought came from. Could be an unintentional visual statement for The Animal Welfare League or PETA. More likely media and entertainment folks with substance abuse problems, but made good with the mandatory bright shiny teeth.
Urban Cow 2050
Pen, acrylic, enamel and mixed media on stretched canvas.
610 x 455 x 40
A future cow, happy and capable of providing all milk varieties. Additional 2060 targeted species. (Note - all nominated species actually provide their own form of milk).
Thank You Diego Velasquez
Acrylic and stretched canvas
710 x 500 x 40
An homage to the brilliance and wonder of Salvador Dali, using a “gracias” to Diego Velazquez for the inspiration and source of his famous moustache.
Can’t Stop Smiling
Exhibited in the 2020 Belconnen Art Prize “FACE” theme. (Canberra Australia)
Gloss enamel, pen and acrylic on paper
417 x 297
Interpreting the face only as a bunch of smiles.
Up in Smoke
Selected for the Strathnairn Gallery “Squares 2020” Exhibition (Canberra Australia)
Acrylic on acetate sheet on stretched canvas
300 x 300 x 40
Some initial thoughts for a much larger and more complex piece to come.
The Morning after the Night Before
Exhibited in the 2020 Belconnen Art Prize - “FACE” theme. (Canberra Australia)
Gloss enamel, pen and acrylic on paper
417 x 297
Self explanatory.
Deep Space Window
Finalist Art Room Gallery “Black and White” Theme 2021 Acrylic on stretched canvas 300 x 300 x 40 https://www.artroomgalleryonline.com/current_exhibition.html
In adopting the theme, I chose black and white to create a view into deep space though the blur of an adjacent galaxy window.