Hidden away in an alley opposite the South Melbourne markets is a new mural just for the lovers…follow the clues and try to find it?
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Tag: art
A trip to the barbers
Here’s the new addition to the interior of Top End Barbering Co in Melbourne.
The painting was a marathon 13 hour effort finishing at 3 am. Painting in an unventilated space, even with a spray painters mask, I left dazed and had what was pretty much a toxic hangover. Next time, I’m renting an extractor fan.
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Heath Ledger redux
The tribute to the iconic character played by Heath Ledger was initially painted in a cartoon like style by another artist.
I was asked to make it a little bit more life-like. The artwork, popular with many locals, disappeared from the streets of Port Melbourne for a few months after garage door broke and needed replacement.
Now it has returned, hopefully better than the earlier version, to stand as a tribute to a young talent lost too soon.
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Belle Arti entry sold at Chapman and Bailey Gallery
It was a nice to get the news of the sale of my little entry into the Bell Arti Prize.
It was a fairly inexpensive piece, but with very few sales amongst the 200+ pieces there, I still feel a little proud.
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The cheese lady commeth
It’s been great fun painting some nice illustrations on the facade of the soon to open Harper and Blohm Cheese store in Melbourne’s inner north suburb of Essendon. There’s still awnings and signs to be added, then I’ll add matching colours in the background of the mural.
The shop itself occupies part of the Prince Wine Store and the two stores side-by-side will make a delicious combination.
I’ll be sure to update the photos once the store is up and running and the work is complete.
www.harperandblohm.com
www.princewinestore.com.au
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Working small – woman before the hangover
This small piece (35 x 35 cm) was created to enter the Bell Arti Prize at the Chapman and Bailey Gallery.
All entrants were provided an identical canvas to utilise, with no restriction on the theme or medium. Despite the small size, I was still keen to work with spray paint as the dominant medium. I used layers of spray paint, built up and scraped back to create depth and texture. I also used very thin layers of oil paint to soften dense colour of the spray paint used. The idea was to create a soft, ghostly figure who was fading before us.
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Italian beauty – updated
Finished off this little beauty recently.
If you’re in Melbourne and find yourself south of the Yarra you can visit Bellota in South Melbourne. Enjoy some salumi and wine with a nice view of the new artwork in their courtyard.
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Art not advertising
The irony of this little project isn’t lost on me.
Using an art form that I practiced unsanctioned as a youth to paint over illegally place advertising.
I’ve got a bit of beef with advertising poster companies…mixed with a small amount of jealousy. You can vandalise pretty much anything you like if it’s an ad, poster advertisers are very difficult to prosecute. Whereas if I were to paint or place artwork in the same way I’d be in jail.
This time I got my own back on poster advertisers, being given a small commission to remove/paint over the offensive band posters.
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Mega Post
Inspiring rules to live by -DO at least one creative thing everyday
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Woman Arrested for Instagramming Street Art
Over zealous Police have arrested a girl for posting a photo to her Instagram feed of someone else’s artwork she passed in the street.
The aged looking poster/image depicts violence against a police representative. She has apparently been charged with threatening violence against the person featured in the image.
Though she didn’t leave any captions or commentary which was directly threatening, the young woman will face court.
I wonder what implications this would have for thew media at large, would any news outlet documenting the work and then sharing it be viewed in the same way.
Read the full article here :
Woman Arrested for Instagramming Street Art.
