Outlook

I consider myself a hobby artist because I'm certainly not in it for profit. I paint simply because I love to paint and I offer my work for sale simply to help cover the costs of painting more - plus I love it when other people love my work too.

 

Statement

For me, art has no meaning without an observer. The art in a painting is not, therefore, in the skills or techniques employed, but in what they capture and how it affects people. For a person to love a painting, it needs to offer a spark to their imagination and be open to their own interpretation, thereby allowing it to become part of them.

 

Links/Achievements

2007 - Joined Art Group Nelson

2010 - Gained membership Nelson Suter Art Society

2011 - First accepted Auckland's Original Art Sale

2011 - Joined Art@203 Collective Gallery

2013 - First accepted New Zealand Art Show

2013 - First accepted at Art Expo Nelson

2014 - Gained representation ICON Gallery (closed)

2017 - First accepted Christchurch Art Show

2017 - Gained representation Tait Gallery
2018 - Rebranded Collective to Wall To Wall Art

 

Solo Exhibitions

2012 - ART@203 - "Boys Don't Cry"

2013 - ART@203 - "That's Me In The Corner"

2014 - ART@203 - "Jump Into The Sun"

2015 - ART@203 - "A Drop In The Ocean"

2016 - ART@203 - "Where Trees Play"

2017 - ART@203 - "Open Heart"

2018 - ART@203 - "Hot Cakes"

2019 - Wall To Wall - "Alien Artworks
                                      From A Distant Galaxy"

2020 - Wall To Wall - "Resin8"

2021 - Wall To Wall - "The Ones That Got Away"

2022 - Wall To Wall - "In Your Face" coming in January!

 

Practice

My current favoured technique is to apply acrylic paint to glossy photo paper with an old credit card or similar. I choose such tools over brushes because I find they allow greater freedom of expression. I work quickly in order to achieve a variety of mixing, scraping and layering effects while the paint is still partially wet. I typically start at around A1 size, but I often crop to a smaller size to achieve a result I'm happy with - sometimes right down to A6 size original artwork cards which I sell for just $5 each. To finish, I either frame work behind glass with a white mat and slim  black or white frame, or I mount it on ACM board and coat it with resin, giving it a classy, modern look which floats a couple of centimetres away from the wall. I also offer limited edition (to 15) prints of selected works. If you like my work, please do get in touch because I've got plenty more than these, with different colours/sizes/finishes/prices and I am very happy to host viewings by prior appointment. I will also consider commissions provided my creative freedom isn't overly compromised.