Painting

 

Painting.

My Lens

Painting arrived when I stopped trying to make sense of everything; during the Melbourne lockdowns, mostly as a way to stay sane. After years of writing for others, I needed a language that didn’t have to be logical. So I turned to colour to process the world. 

My work’s bright because the things I’m thinking about usually aren’t. But maybe that’s the point — to find something hopeful in the mess. to reconnect to the parts of myself that don’t fit neatly in a sentence. 

Each piece is an attempt to make the chaos a little more beautiful.

The Studio Wall

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Grassy Knoll
mountain blue – SOLD
Blinded By The LightHeight 100 cms
Width 75 cms
Mixed media acrylic
This was originally a piece responding to events in Gaza – it developed into a commentary on my relationship with fame. I was a stand up comedian for many years and worked in TV and saw how fame can warp people’s relationships.
The top evokes mountains and clouds and also frames up the outline of a face while the bottom is a grid work of fields representing the real stuff of life that I ignored for many years in pursuit of fame.
A painting with a circle in the middle and square in the top right corner. The title is switch off.
Switch off and go outside – SOLDI painted this while trying to wean myself off social media. I was spending way too much time on my phone and used painting as an outlet to get me back into the real world.
Cathedral – SOLD
Beasts in the Underwater Forest – SOLD
BPK – SOLD
Colour Box
Amazonia


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Where It Began

Every brushstroke tells a story. Here are a few from the early days experiments in colour, form, and feeling.

The Silver Tower – SOLD Capital Wines
Stained Glass 01 – SOLD The Front
Autumnal Walk – SOLD
Ghost Forest Dandenongs – SOLD Capital Wines
Pink Music – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Aurora over Mountains – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Himalaya Peak – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Minecraft Self Portrait Green Man – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Switch Off Go Outside – SOLD Capital Wines
Flame Trees Dark Night – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Flame Trees 02 – SOLD The Front
Red earth river bed – SOLD Capital Wines
Just Another Brick In The Wall – SOLD at Smith’s Alternative
Nebula Dreams – SOLD The Front
Radial Target Recycled Dart Board Side 02 – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Sea Spray Beach Sun – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Purple Black Gold Abstract – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Down the Rabbit Hole – SOLD The Front
Fire Barrell – SOLD Capital Wines
Flame Trees Dreaming – SOLD The Front
Dream Tree – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Energy Abstract – Commission
Rhino Rainbow – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
The Swimmers Recycled Dart Board Side 01 – SOLD Smith’s Alternative
Champagne Fizz – SOLD The Front
Mountain Blue – SOLD
Beasts in the Underwater Forest – SOLD

On The Walls

Some of the places my paintings have found a wall (and a glass of wine or two).

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