My curiosity in transparency—not the political kind, but in drawing—led me to animation and out again, as it was too …
Category Archives: Reflections
Warrandyte
I discovered this photo of our family home in the forties and early fifties in an architectural thesis. (I’ve lost …
2025
The new year rolls on, bringing the world’s chaos along with it. There’s not much to do but keep trying …
More notes to myself on printing
The world of printing press, ink and chemistry provides opportunities to avoid settling down alone with my mind’s eye, staring at a blank sheet. The discipline required, by the various processes, rein in my impatience and at the same time keep me curious in the chance of happy accidents.
Note to myself
I came across a quote from the print maker Udo Sellbach on the essence of art although he was referring specifically to printmaking.
Notes on art and value.
Exploring approaches to publication of graphic work including the vexed question of digital drawings. Header photo shows layered printed images within a box frame using Japanese paper and acetate sheet. c. 2019
My canvas is a big iPad
I am using my canvas as giant iPad screen. This is no surprise, after spending a decade of cutting and pasting images under the glass screen of my iPad.
IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN.
A scattered post about right now, complaining of sore arms, describing a little of my current art practice all on the cusp of our nation’s important federal election. A chance to discard the political sludge accumulated over the past decade and reshape our country for the better. Roll on Saturday night.
Federal election-May 2019-Australia
Some reflections on social media and taking personal action after the election steal of May 19th.