Last week I received an email from the wonderful PG Printmakers Gallery In Fitzroy Melbourne who stock my prints. It turned out that an art lover and collector from overseas was visiting Melbourne, saw my work in their window display and bought 16 of my monoprints! Needless to say I was absolutley thrilled at this amazing news, it was just the incentive I needed after some difficult months with high pain levels and my general health. Fortunately my finished print drawers are well stocked as I completed a lot of new monprints during summer, so I am collating my prints in order to restock my much depleted folders at the PG Printmakers Gallery ASAP. So thank you to the gentleman art lover and collector for appreciating my work and buying a collection of my prints including many of my 2018 monoprints that I was so very happy with upon completion. It is heart-warming to know I have connected with another person on a deeper level through my art, it makes the creative process so much richer.  Selecting new work to send to the Printmakers Gallery My art continues to be inspired by my observations of the Grampians region landscape, Corio Bay and more recently the city of Geelong as seen from Epworth hospital Waurn Ponds. |
 Detail 'Morning Rendezvous -2 Tugs' |  'Freighter Just Docked' |
Pages 10 & 11 of my small sketch book.
Pages 12 & 13
In 2014 I was gifted one of those expensive hand made artists books by a very special friend. In the past, attempts to fill such books with 'wonderful' drawings have failed and I have cheated and always torn out pages that did not live up to my expectations. I decided that this time I would not rip any pages out and actually fill the book over the next few years if not sooner. So here are the first 9 pages -the good, the not so good or bad depending on who is looking.
In Memory of Val
In Memory of Val
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'Industrial Across the Bay' -monoprint 2015. Inspired by observations and sketches of Corio Bay Geelong
Check out my other New Work for 2015 . I am using my new Caligo Safe Wash inks and loving them, they are easy to work with and cleaning up is as easy as it gets -you just use detergent and then warm water. The inks dry well and suit my multi-plate techniques. This new monoprint utilizes an aluminum plate which I first engrave and draw into with dry point tools. It is printed on Somerset satin white hot pressed 300gm paper.
Check out my other New Work for 2015 . I am using my new Caligo Safe Wash inks and loving them, they are easy to work with and cleaning up is as easy as it gets -you just use detergent and then warm water. The inks dry well and suit my multi-plate techniques. This new monoprint utilizes an aluminum plate which I first engrave and draw into with dry point tools. It is printed on Somerset satin white hot pressed 300gm paper.
 Bright Light -oil pastel |  'Gone'-oil pastel |
The last 3 months have been a time for new drawings using symbolism and colour to explore feelings including loss, grief, hope and renewal; here are two examples that may or may not translate into prints in the future, I have no need at present to stop drawing, it is so immediate.
Art can deliver insights that are sometimes haunting, sometimes uplifting - into the experiences and emotions of the artists.
Today, in the Age, I read an interview transcript by Michael Short of Dr Eugen Koh: 'Stigma is one of the biggest barriers to early intervention.' the full transcript of which, as well as a short video statement, is at www.theage.com.au/opinion/the-zone, Koh explains how and why using art is improving the lives of many people throughout Australia.
For the past 12 years, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Eugen Koh has been director of the Dax Centre, an independent non-profit organisation situated in the grounds of University of Melbourne. The centre is home to the Cunningham Dax Collection, 15,000 works of art by people who have experienced mental health issues and/or trauma. It is one of the few heritage-listed art collections in Australia. http://www.daxcentre.org/collection/
I hope others find these links not only interesting but also thought provoking in a positive way; I certainly did.
Today, in the Age, I read an interview transcript by Michael Short of Dr Eugen Koh: 'Stigma is one of the biggest barriers to early intervention.' the full transcript of which, as well as a short video statement, is at www.theage.com.au/opinion/the-zone, Koh explains how and why using art is improving the lives of many people throughout Australia.
For the past 12 years, psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Eugen Koh has been director of the Dax Centre, an independent non-profit organisation situated in the grounds of University of Melbourne. The centre is home to the Cunningham Dax Collection, 15,000 works of art by people who have experienced mental health issues and/or trauma. It is one of the few heritage-listed art collections in Australia. http://www.daxcentre.org/collection/
I hope others find these links not only interesting but also thought provoking in a positive way; I certainly did.
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I am an artist & printmaker. I live in the Grampians region Victoria, Australia. My art, in particular printmaking is a key focus in my life and sustains me through many difficult days and nights due to a condition known as Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, see my website www.crps247.com. I believe art nourishes the soul and enriches our lives, something that material wealth fails to do.
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