dirtfish

22-25 October 2009

it's that time of year again! we are off to sydney next month with a new showcase of work. Hope to see you there.

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this is almost all the charactors from the liast 6 months all in the one painting enjoy

fun little charactor i created a cross between Hannibal Lecter and a care bear with 3 legs, even though you can't see them they are there.

I think i have a problem i keep reinventing my child hood toys as paintings check out this one bluey, 2009

I have found an additional use for artworks they provide a good place to put you hat

I have been playing around lately with customizing designer toys this is my new best friend...

Getting a whole heap of new artworks underway for Art Sydney hope to see you there. we will also be getting a heap of tickets for opening night so if you want to come along email me you details and i'll post them out to you.

i recently had this painting on show at the this is not a design market in melbourne. it's one of my favorites because it shows all the things I like about the dirtfish symbol

This is an artwork i have been working on and thought i would post up a version of it before it is done, i know it's a bit of a risk i could stuff it up but i figure this is the fun bit for me so i'll share it with you. If you like the look of this work feel free to let me know...

At the last show we did people asked me alot about the kind of canvas i use so i thought i would tell you a bit more about it. the canvas is Caravaggio an italian pre primed cotton canvas. This mean when it come to us it alrady has 4 layers of primer paint on it and is ready to paint on except it need to be stretched. For stetching we use fitzroy stretched hard wood frames the are specialy designed so that all you need to do is put the frame together and use the fs revolution wedges to stretch them tight. all the canvas and stretcher bars come from fitzroy stretches

the reason i go to all that effort with the canvas is that it is the base to the painting and i want it to last a long long time so i have gone to alot of effort to make that hapern. The technique I use to create the painting is some times quite rough so it's good to have a solid base to work from.

If you an artist and you want to know more about my technique or canvas i use send me an email. you can also go to the fitzroy stretches website to find out more.