I drew this yesterday, mainly with Staedtler Lumocolor permanent pencils on 38 x 76, 300 gsm cotton paper. Weird to some, liked by others.
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Sunday, April 21, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Imaginary face
So, today I drew this imaginary face with Staedtler Lumocolor permanent pencil & graphite. It's on A4 grainy paper that inhibits pencil from entering all grooves. Next time I'll use smoothe paper.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Dune 2
With considerate effort (I suffer from chronic pain), I headed into the city to see Dune 2. Unfortunately trams were banked up because Free Free Palestine people staged a sit in in front of Collins Place/Kino Cinema and I had to walk further than I anticipated. There was a considerable amount of Police Officers in attendance, suggesting that there may have been trouble. Anyway I was not so much disappointed with Dune 2, just uninspired. The persistent soundtrack was annoying and the film lacked the mystical feel & power of the females evident in Dune part 1. I gave up and walked out about 40 mins from the end. At 166 mins, it was way too long
Friday, April 12, 2024
Assemblages
These works (executed in the past week) were assembled purely so they could be photographed. They exist, at the moment only in digital form.
Assorted buttons |
Vintage cast iron and crocheted gloves. |
White glove and dried Avocado seed. |
Lacy knikers and cut black plumb. |
Vitreous Porcelain with dried Maple leaf and dried Peach stone. |
Human hair and satin ribbon on black background. |
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Ishan
This is Ishan. He would he 13 years old by now. I photographed him through the NGV International water wall. His mother wanted a copy, so I gave her a print out when she took me to lunch. I don't have her name or details. It remains one of my favourite photographs.
Monday, April 1, 2024
Maple leaf
Amongst all the brown Autumn leaves in the street today this single Maple leaf stood out before it was pummelled by the rain.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Utterly lost
I don't know how to be philosophical about sickness and pain for I have experienced both in large quantities of late, except to say that whatever inpleasant experiences we have they could always be worse and by all accounts we would prefer only the symptoms we have. This, of course doesn't console me, it just places some things in perspective. The worst part is that simultaneous with my chronic pain I struggle with being unmotivated towards art and writing, the two things that have sustained me in life. I hope this changes soon for I feel utterly lost at the moment.