I’ve been thinking lately about how the patterns I use in my work have developed over the last five years or so. I started off adding typography to the painted, textured backgrounds on my canvas paintings. The words were written in Indian ink using a very fine point brush. The ink worked much better than […]
I’ve just finished this piece titled “Darth Vader what were you thinking?” It is painted with acrylic paint and ink on a plywood panel. 40 x 60 x 6cm and will be for sale at the NZ art show in July. The idea behind this work is to try and visually show what Darth Vader […]
I’m working on a large commission of a Macaw. It is quite large (80x150xm). I’ve added red dye around the top of the head to bring some colour into the design. The surface is plywood applied with Danish oil. I’m really enjoying working on something so big, and pushing the patterns to create something new […]