‘The Jester’
‘Detached’
Big shout out to my boy, Baden .. original Drs. and all round dope photographer..
Baden shot these latest works for the ‘elements’ show catalogue.
Check out his website www.badenpailthorpe.com for more examples of his photography.
‘Detached’ Charcoal, acrylic and aerosol on Canvas. (70cm x 90cm)
‘Assasin’
‘Assasin’ Charcoal, oils and Aerosol on canvas. (110cm x 110cm)
This Piece was kind of an accident but i love the way it turned out.. After doing an initial drawing in Charcoal from a photo, I sprayed it with varnish and then worked it up with oils.. there was way too much colour going on and it looked like puke, so i got a little hasty and threw turps on it and rubbed back the lower part of the face.. I was surpried that the original drawing was in tact, I though the turps would have eaten the varnish and smeard the charcoal.. I felt the intense colour pallette worked in the eyes when it was an obvious focus and had been balanced by the sparse neutral pallete below… So i stuck with the direction at it ended up feeling like a ninja guy with his face obscured by a mask.. damn ninjas are cool..
signing off from SanFran.. land of beautiful women, great beer and average coffee…/ the art scene here rocks!
Dan
Future Sport!
“Future Sport’ Oil on Canvas (70cm x 100cm)
Here is a better photo of this painting, I named it so, because this guy reminds me of an athlete from the future.. It was a turning point for me, and one of the first successful piece i did with oils in Tasmania.. I gave it to Tony and David from Look Print who have acted as my patrons in a big way. thanks for all there support over the last year and half! hope you enjoy it guys!
Dan
Project Ugly.
Thanks to the guys from Look Print for allowing us to paint the billboard!
And cheers to Juan Mon for shooting the timelapse.. (your a hero)
The music for the time lapse is a beat i made using an mpc 1000 and some dusty old vinyl.
Ears Solo show.
Captain Earwax Sets Sail.
Im finally going to have my first solo show at ohreally gallery (55 Enmore Rd Newtown, on thurs the 25th of february. 6-9pm.
signing off.
C. Earwax
The following 4 works are some pieces completed in Tasmania on a recent trip i did.
I went to Tasmania to study with a mentor by the name of Chris Bennett, he is a photo realistic oil painter. The idea for me at the moment is to learn new ways of working and develop my process further, by experimenting in oils and observing the practice of an artist whose approach contradicts that of my own.
Chris is methodical and patient, calculated in his technique… my polar opposite. The trip was inspiring in so many ways, and i feel rejuvenated and ready to start a new body of work.
I was staying on a mountain just out of Hobart submerged in clouds half the time and taking walks in the rain-forest each day. I found a mossy tree stump that over looked the valley and this became my place for meditation.. in search of a way to develop my work further and break through the wall i feel i had hit.
Thanks for the help Chris and Eva, it was an amazing experience!
‘Future Sport’ (oil on canvas)
