Melbourne Art Fair 2014

Visited MAF2014 with Therese this weekend and enjoyed Guy Maestri's works.

Breathtaking.

Tony Tuckson's Diamonds and rectangles TP 60  (1970-73, PVA on hardboard)
was exhibited by Watters Gallery ($70 000).

My sketch ...

Small Works Art Prize

The a Western Front

2014

Acrylic on Borad

13x18cm

Fat lady

2014

Acrylic on board

13x18cm

The grey world of London in winter

The walking dead

2012

Acrylic on board

30x30cm

Sculpture

Early days sculpture.

Berlin

2014

Acrylic on canvass

20cm x 20cm

Reproducing a previous (contemporaneous) work (watercolour, ink and acrylic on paper) produced during a visit to Berlin in 2012.

The colour of spotted gums

I've been mixing colours.  Trying to capture the many colours of the spotted gum.  The studio at Barney View is surrounded by spotted gums.  Sentries.  

Spotted gums

2014

Acrylic on canvas

30cm x 30cm

Ceramic bowl II

This bowl by Diana Pottery (Marrickville, NSW).  It belonged to Ian's mother and features an iconic gradation of colour (red/brown - pale green).  Again, playing with acrylics and composition after Richard Dunlop.

Bowl

2014

Acrylic on canvass

30cm x 30cm

After Berlin

Practice with acrylics on canvass.  Using acrylics to create new versions of previous works on paper.  This image from an afternoon spent drinking coffee with Therese.  I will find the original (watercolour and ink on paper) and add to this post for comparison.

Berlin 
2014

Acrylic on canvass
30cm x 30cm

Ceramic bowls

Inspired by Robert Dunlop (www.jamesmakingallery) i've been painting ceramic bowls.  Blending my love of ceramics and the mystery of the ceramic finish with tutorials in acrylics.  

Bowls 

2014

Acrylic on canvass

30x40cm

Beginning 

I'm starting a record of Art @ Barneyview.  Histories and new stories of my art practice.  Today I bit the bullet and enrolled (officially) in fine arts degree through Murdoch University.  I've already completed a few courses but today is the official beginning.

Last night I played with acrylics on paper and enjoyed the texture achieved by hand painting.  Applying colour with palms and wrists.  I like the application of colour with serendipity.  I was using a limited palette so I was playing with variations on red-brown and ochre.  I thought the images reminiscent of red rock in the outback.

So today ...


The Gorge
2014

Acrylic on canvass
25cm x 25cm