Saturday, February 28, 2009

town tapir

i decided i would make a little cut out paper toy for everyone.

it's probably best to print it out on thick card or water colour paper, if you wanted to be really snazzy you could print off two and stick them together so it has a back and a front. the one i printed off is a little blue tinted, im not sure if this is from my scanner or lack of printer ink. if it is a problem with the scan let me know.

enjoy crafting, and if you want come up with a story for your town tapir.




stuck in the mud

now here is a picture that is generally a bit kerfuddled. in one of the film adaptations of les miserables there is a little chimney sweep almost hidden behind the clutter of the tools he carries. I thought i'd draw a similar chimney sweep myself. the only problem is i couldn't really remember what said chimney sweep looked like, i definitely know mine is a more colourfully attired character.

i didn't feel especially like drawing them as a child so i added some clint eastwood eye wrinkling. then i decided that my character could probably pass for a woman. so i gave her a skirt. and the end reslut is a tad interetsing.

i also plan to move away from these melancholy pictures of jacketed people standing out in the void. somebody remind me to do some different stuff next time.




Wednesday, February 18, 2009

done! and with minimal sunburn

if you enjoy the hum of electrical resistance i suggest you take some time out of your busy schedule to stop at the corner of marion and elswick st leichhardt. for there lurks the site of my shiny, newly painted meter box.

my box design is kind of about finding things and people and looks back at james norton finding the second love of hs life (marian) for whom the street is named after.

sure, the hands look a little oversimplified and the rain has left its mark on one side but that's the appeal of council commisioned art. lets see how long it takes for it to get vandalised.




Monday, February 16, 2009

if you're in the art gallery of nsw anytime...

i just had the best dog walk i've had in a long while. The air was ice cold and the wind was so strong that as it sounded just like styrofoam as it rushed past my ears. I actually managed to outrun my dog for the better half of the time.

On this positive note i thought that i would post some pictures of my va book that is now on display as part of art express. However i could not find any proper documntation so here are some bits that didn't make it in. The first two pictures are extra illustrations, the rest are storyboards and reference photos.







For those not in the know my artwork is a nonlinear narrative (don't cringe yet) and exploration of identity (feel free to cringe now). however it is displayed under glass, open on one random spread so most of this narrative is lost. Oh well.

a big thanks to all of my old art class, georgia symons, my aunt michelle and my mum. And certainly the good people at Newbold and Collins bookbinding.