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Ravenous Machine

sauce — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:02:31 +0000

I am very excited to announce I was selected as one of nine finalist in the 2012, Sheffield International Mural Fest. This will be my third consecutive Mural Fest and I am hoping to defend my title after last years success. The picture below is the miniature I painted as an entry. For the competition, I will apply this design to the wall provided in Mural Park, Sheffield. The organiser stated this year, there were a record number of entries including many from overseas. I am looking forward to catching up with some old friends and meeting some new faces while working amongst such a high calibre of mural artists.

This year the poem is titled Food Bowl by Lorraine McNeair: “The golden bloom of fertility lies on the land/And feeds us with flavour.”

The whirling, whizzing, wheezing wheels of modernity steam into the bucolic landscape, in search of food to feed the bloated masses. This pictorial narrative explores the collision of the rural landscape and the urban sprawl by depicting their current state of existence.

Acrylic on board 96cm X 42cm.

The Return

sauce — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:09:20 +0000

There is one element binding all across the valley of contrasts, a connection to the surrounding landscape. The magnificent beauty of lush rainforest filled mountains rolling toward the sea is respected by locals moulding a picture of the community we live in. Since returning to my roots I feel welcomed to a special place, a caldera of memories, friendship and a productive yet sustainable future.

Acrylic on canvas 60cm X 30cm.

Goodstart Garage

sauce — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 07:35:23 +0000

Smooth walls on the storage shed at Goodstart Childcare, Eight mile Plains South presented the opportunity to create something special. I enjoyed putting in some serious time into this one from design to finishing details.

Final Glow

sauce — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 22:39:09 +0000

The correlation between graffiti art and the natural environment may be difficult to grasp immediately as graffiti art is typically linked with the inner-urban city environment, however this creation could be seen as a parallel universe where the ultimate mystery bursts from the earth in one final glow. This landscape concept is easily recognised however the abstract element asks us to look further, to question reality and see what may or may not coexist.

Acrylic on canvas 76cm X 30.5cm

Bush Sauce

sauce — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:03:06 +0000

Whilst bushwalking I discovered an interesting find. The “Bush Sauce” plant or Saucerusstylus a member of the native gumtreeusmaximus family combines a fern-like foliage with a hardwood bark texture growing to several metres in height. Evolving to suit climatic conditions this specimen displays masses of brightly coloured, bird attracting flowers in early summer and produces tasty berries for a nutritious bush sauce. This genuine species is often imitated by noxious weeds however sap-sucking, aphid infested posers are no match for the original.

Frog Garden

sauce — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:14:20 +0000

Cerebral Palsy League have been busy creating a fantastic new garden area at the Capalaba Day Service. The Frog Garden mural was painted to compliment all of their great work entailing new paving, garden beds, a veggie patch and frog pond. It was great to catch up with clients and staff at the celebratory luncheon and enjoy the food and entertainment. I appreciate the ongoing support towards visual art projects and feel honoured to have the opportunity to contribute to another fantastic project with CPL. See more

Dry Season

sauce — Sun, 29 May 2011 05:04:06 +0000

As I travelled towards Duthie Park in Blackall, a decrepit tree seemed to call me as it had a story to tell. I was propelled to take a closer look and I found the textures, the shapes and colours were asking to be painted. The tree tells his own story and I had the privilege of using him for my inspiration.

Oil on canvas 80 X 40 cm.

Connectivity

sauce — Sun, 08 May 2011 02:25:08 +0000

Winner of the Judge’s Choice Award The Wilderness Gallery Sheffield International Mural Fest 2011.

Day breaks and the sun begins to warm the concrete jungle. It is easy to ignore the natural environment and focus on a capitalist-centric trajectory. This is an expression of connection and disconnection: an illustration of dissonance among the birdsong. Is nature reconnecting or are the urban elements dominating?

Acrylic and aerosol on boards 4.8m X 2.1m Sheffield, Tasmania.

Based on the theme poem Power of Community by PB Tewson:

In the dawn bright with birdsong,

the people rise to watch the world open.

Dam Vandals

sauce — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:29:45 +0000

Graffiti is ubiquitous, appearing as seemingly meaningless scrawl displaying nothing except self interest to the untrained eye. This reflects in destruction of the natural landscape as concrete monstrosities annihilate everything in sight in the interests of man’s progress. Governments maintain their anti-graffiti stance by wasting millions of dollars on graffiti removal and the media propaganda machine continues to publish a one sided bias. The civilians are not convinced. Splashes of paint encroach on the drab city architecture, reminding us there is something else, walking amongst the people leaving messages for the interested mind. Unlike advertising, graffiti is art for arts sake not capiltalism. Please note no animals were harmed in the production of this graffiti.

Acrylic on canvas 60 X 30cm.

The Rainbow of Lower Crackpot

sauce — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:44:11 +0000

Whilst in Tassie last year, I was privileged to experience an early morning guided tour of the Village of Lower Crackpot. The mazes and humorous signs at Tasmazia are well worth checking out, especially “The Village of Lower Crackpot”. I managed to take a photo of a rainbow from the village inspiring this acrylic on canvas 30 X 60 cm.