all the beauty you will ever need

From Driveway (Beverly Hills) - 40 x 40 cm Oil on Board 2008

My first time on the walls at Iain Dawson Gallery in Paddington for

all the beauty you will ever need
four important new artists

SIMON COLLINS

KIRRILY HAMMOND

MICHAEL MORAN

JANICE KUCZKOWSKI

view exhibition

show runs: 14 - 25 October

72a Windsor Street Paddington NSW 2021 Australia

Albums to paint to #1 Ween - Chocolate and Cheese

Thought I might occasionally share a bit of what I listen to in the studio.

I'm a big Ween fan and love painting to Chocolate and Cheese and many others... enjoy these vids



Roses are Free



and a fan video for the epic Buenos Tardes Amigo; thanks to Crumie

Exquisite Palette @ St. Luke Artist Colourmen

This is my contribution to the Exquisite Palette Show on at St. Luke Artist Colourmen opening 3rd October 2008, Smith St Collingwood.

Watch it unfold here with snaps of last years show and more.

Mosman Art Prize

Narwee BM'er, 60x60 oil on board

Good news today. I found out I have been selected as a finalist in the Mosman Art Prize. I really like this show and am happy to have been selected. There's always plenty of good work on show there, and plenty of good work rejected too. Congrats also to good friends Amanda van Gils and Glenn Locklee also selected.

The Opening...

It's hard to avoid the feeling that two years of effort was leading up to this 120 minutes that was last night and now its dust. (Solo exhibitions in my mind should be the primary concern for the type of artist I want to be).

Many thanks to all who could turn up to help me celebrate the opening last night, and to those who have added my work me to their collections some first-time, second and more...

Exhibition continues to August 6

Countdown to Ride On...

Ride On... 101cm x 101cm Oil on Canvas

Tomorrow I deliver my 40+ works to Frances Keevil for my Solo show Ride On... which opens this Saturday. Show continues to August6. All welcome, click invites for more info.




In other news I just picked up (for the second year running), the Highly Commended in the Waverley Art Prize Oil Prize.

...and it was nice also to get a little article in our local rag

An overdue Life Drawing Ketchup

Pretty sure I haven't post these before, maybe 1 or 2, but all from this year...

Garaged (Lidcome)

This is one several paintings that headed on down to Melbourne to feature in Off The Wall, which is for selected unrepresented (in Vic) artists as part of ArtMelbourne08. I was lucky enough to have sold quite well there, above expectations; and it was nice to find that Triecia Gibney gave this one a good home. Even nicer still to know that she likes it enough to dedicate me a blog post on her blog A Reason To Paint, which is always a good read and feast for the eyes (and I am still wondering about the whispers). Thank You Triecia.

PS, I've managed to acquire a couple of Triecia's pieces too, I love them both.

Babe I'm on Fire (Off topic - My Favourite Music Video)

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Babe I'm on Fire.
I just found this on a video hosting site, always knew it was too long for youtube. For some years now it's pretty safe to say this has been my favourite music video. I can't imagine ever tiring of it. Directed by John Hillcoat (Ghosts of the Civil Dead, The Proposition). I have it on a DVD and many times after a night of painting I sit and watch it to wind down before bed, there's something in it for everybody. Have to say a highlight is "The old Rock and Roller with the two seater stroller". See for yourself. (Language and vulgarity warning)

Nick Cave - Babe, I'm On Fire
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A diptych

Plenty of painting happening, heres a recent two-panel work, another nocturnal road scene. I like that both panels also work as individual pictures.

40 x 80cm - Oil on Archival Panel.