S k u l l T a t t o o

L i f e s A b e a c h

Beach (12 x 28") painted Feb 2012

click to enlarge - it's a biggie!

B L A S T from the P A S T

Originally from 1983 this bands logo re-commissioned due to an imminent resurgence?

(click image to enlarge)

cover ART

Sacrilege were the band that helped define a new genre of music melding fast paced angry punk sounds with a heavier metallic blitzkreig. One of the first cross over bands of the 80's that later influenced so many others, i am proud to have been part of this scene and prouder to have been able to produce the art for their debut 12" It wasn't originally done in colour then mono-toned, I did this in water based paint using only black. Turned it to negative using film then using freehand and letraset made a knock-out for the text. This was 1984-85

b a c k i n t h e d a y

found this clip on the internet - an old friend of mine back in Sydney, Jane displaying her punk jacket that i painted around 1981. On these i used shoe repair paint, these were bought from shoe shops in tiny bottles and spray cans, but on leather jackets lasted forever!!

it can be seen at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum in a display of tribal culture!

T E M P L E

painting 4 (oct 2011) 18" X 14" - two Tiki's and a Mayan temple! the largest i've done so far and quite stunning!! very colourful.

click on image for a better view

F A C E S

my favourite the third work (july 2011) 'three masks'.

16" X 12"

Though Tiki, i think it has an African feel, will be doing a bigger version of this later.

T H E M A S K

my first artwork, the smaller of the two (may 2011)

the larger one (june 2011)

14" X 10"

16" X 12"

THIS IS ME

I began this blog just as an outlet to show off my work

my paintings are recent (2011 on) though i did used to paint leather

jackets in my youth, mainly when i was living in Australia

with my parents around 1980-81

These recent works are done on canvas with acrylics, which i prefer as it dries

quicker than oils but has the same finished look. I've noticed as i go on they do

get larger, must be a confidence thing!!