Return to Surf Maroc

 YEAH! next week i'm heading back down south to the surf town of Taghazout to paint and stretch and all things nice under the Marrocan sun. These are some recent artworks inspired by the last trip there. !

 

Christmas cactus canvas 24x18" acrylic.

 

Imsouane landscape papercut screenprint. Edition of 10 .

Wings and things

New Brighton Mural for a good friend. Having escaped the festival grips of Boomtown fair, i concentrated on painting pretty things, swimming in rivers and doing yoga in the sun. AH RELAX!!! 

 

Based on this kitchen mural from 2010. counting down 15months till i do my washing up there again.

BOOMTOWN

 Painted a few signs and things during the build of Downtown BOOMTOWN FAIR. Making things look sketchy old and gross was not my thing. so  left before the party, as i was worried it was going to be sketchy, young, and gross.

 

Also helped to decorate this BEAST of a main stage!!! shame i missed it looking like this!

tropicana triptych

First canvas commission for a long while.. seems to be an annual occurrance that whilst the sun is shining outside and the dog is looking at  me with "park??" eyes, i'm inside battling with motivation and finding time to do things like clean the inside of the bin and the bottom of the fridge, when really i should be very excited to be working on such a perfect piece for my style!!!!

Hummingbird triptych for lisa.

 

 

Shangri-la heaven and hell

A lot can happen in 3 weeks on Worthy Farm!

This year i had the privilege to join the Shangri-la field in their epic building of temporary heaven and hell. Corporate hell was the inspiration for this signpost.

 

Font sketching, and working with carpenters and lighting specialists  to make these signs:

 

Font sketching and working with stone carvers to make these doorways:

 

Inside the heaven Dome it was n entirely different world. Fluffy and spacious. signage here too:

 

The sun shone hard throughout the build and the crew were an amazing bunch. All well experienced in the ways of the south-east corner and extraordinarily dedidated craftspeople!!!

more weird and wonderful festival photography here.

The india story

During winter 2012 i got very inspired on a trip to India. Like so inspired i was bursting, so inspired my fingers were sore from handsewing on the beaches and my sketchbook was overflowing and smelling of curry and my camera broken from working so hard.

I spent more hours on this costume than i have on any single project since i can remember. Collecting sari "edging" from each town and market we visited and befriending tailors on little streets to help find pins or let me use their machines. i unrolled this project at each backpacker stop and with each stitch thought long and hard about who i was making it for. In theory i was mending a friendship but in practice i was taking lots of pieces of an amazing country and forming it into something travel sized, that i hoped would be worn on the other side of the world.

 

In Progress in Gokarna

Here are the wings completing their full cycle. finally 2 years later. Worn by Kim Krumble. :) 

at our spiritual home of Glastonbury festival. massive smiley face.. and a few happy tears.

                                      Also...Sold this " Bengal tiger strength" painting.

 

Sad to see this handsome beast go....!! but he's in good hands at BITL

love saves the day

Festival season kicked off in Bristol style with a few days work assisting the decor crew at 

Love Saves The Day. 

 

Geometric patterns not my normal style but loving these fruitsalad colours!!!

Happy Planet Doodlefest

This week i'll be painting another public wall in Brighton ,outside the ONCA gallery in time for the Doodlefest which is happening this weekend, to co-inside with the beginning of the Brighton Festival. On saturday  3rd may , myself and other Art Schism Artists will be there to draw our hearts out , all in aid of the mental health charity Mind .

the skinny buddah

Spring flower garden

 

 First suncream sesh of the year on this awesome roof terrace.. overlooking the centre of Brighton

 and loving the help of mr John Ives and miss Beth Tilley

update from NSW

3 years on, Rime continues to live the dream in his self built house in Ocean Shores. Gonna be checking up on him in person before the year is out. its official. i've applied for the visa. :)

spring flowers

The sun is out in the UK now!. The flowers are blooming, and its nearly mothers' day.

To celebrate here are my top3 flower paintings. Glastonbury. Brasil. Marrocco. wherever next?

Brighton skyline.

The office at 15 Gifts.com , has had a proper Faye Suzannah hit of turquoise over the last month!

Had a great time researching and sketching for this mural, i've been in Brighton for 2 years and have managed not to notice some of the weird and wonderful architecture around the place.! 

I got a bit grumpy about having to draw the Pavillion and Pier just like every other artist .. but in the end, the beauty of the peace statue and the Hanover streets  have made me see my seaside residence in a new light.

It has been a battle of fine lines and mouldy walls but i'm really happy with this end result.!!

whale of a time on Bond St

The Whale murals of previous years painted by the wonderful John Ives inspired me to get involved with Whalefest 2014. Is has been a great chance for me to showcase my mural work in the centre of Brighton. and all for a VERY good cause.! 

The event runs 14th/15th of March in Brighton and is being kicked off with the "release" of a lifesized orca whale model into the ocean just next to palace pier. Exciting! see you there

Whale-fest.com 

Stoked to use this opportunity to paint Northwest Native american designs!! 

All volunteers, including random members of Brighton public, have been amazing fun to work with.!