Open Mic at Since I Left You

 I went to Poetry Sydney last night at Since I Left You on Kent St in the city. I was late and missed the main event, the launch of Kaye Mahoney's  Future Movement book project though I'm preparing an artwork for it (I think). 

 

From the hat I drew the line "Record Temperatures in Death Valley" to riff on, something that entwines the ideas of climate change and fake news, given the temperature Championship of the world all time record (56.7C at Death valley on july 10 1913) is such a weird outlier. It was the US declaring they had the biggest everything, and the highest temperature too! Anyway I'm making an artwork on the theme

I did some drawings of the open mic afterwards

 

 Sid Sledge

cogitating, ruminating

 Jan reading a heartfelt piece about grief and loss

 

 

Geoffrey Datsun's hair

 

Violetta

The Beanie Poet(sorry I've forgottten his name)

Poet and MC Angela Stretch

 

I've also got a painting on the wall at Since I Left You (SILY), an ode to the flying Pieman, a character from 1840s Sydney 

Loose Leaf Literature

 I went to the Chippo Hotel on Abercrombie St on tuesday (15-7-2025) to draw the show at Loose Leaf Literature. It was an entertaining night of music, spoken word and comedy with Victoria Nelson, E. S. Toose and Tavis Harrod. 

 

 

Victoria Nelson Nelson sings her songs - poems set to a couple of chords

 

E. S. Toose reads her work, then improvises when shipwrecked by a heckler

 

Tavis Harrod works his stand up routines

 

Thanks to everyone including MC Dan, Kieran on sound etc and Naomi at front of house

Fabels at Alpha House

 I went to the Alpha gallery last weekend where Fabels played on the last evening of Hiske's exhibition Vingt/Vingt 20/20

 Here are couple of drawings of the Fabels

A bit of scribble of Scattered Order, who played a set before them, but I was a bit late pulling out my drawing pad

Valerios

 Playing Double Bass

 

City from City West Link

 

Melting Sea Ice

Melting Sea Ice in the North West Passage

 

 

 

Majestic XI at the Gasoline Pony

 Yesterday I went along to the Gasoline Pony and saw Majestic XI, Silver Foxes and Ned Alphabet

 

 

 

Majestic XI

Silver Foxes

 

Ned Alphabet