Friday, April 18, 2025

House on Annesley St

 I finished this piece a bit more to enter it into a competition - the Georges River prize

 


Earlier images are here

Leichhardt Tower

 A small tower and cupola at Leichhardt public school


 I did some to this painting I started a year ago. There are some earlier images here

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Buddhadatta

 Buddhadatta at Moshpit on Sunday. Great show

 


 

Gilda and Lesley

Gilda (at left and right) and Lesley Dimmick singing(top), as well as watching(middle), at her birthday party on Saturday

 


 

2 tree trunks


 A gum tree in Victoria Park I drew while waiting for the people to arrive at my birthday BBQ the other day.

 


A rough sketch of the bole of a fig in a Glebe park while I waited for a friend

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Eva's Birthday Bash


 Less Unless

 


 Renee Goodman


 Some of WhatEva


 Happy Birthday Eva.

Saturday, March 29, 2025

Mid Century Stone Age at Newsagency, and more drunk drawing

 I went to Gilbert Grace's opening at Newsagency and drew one of the bands - Mid-Century Stone Age - as well as Eva from WhatEva and Catarina Mustillo, and got drawn myself by them.


 Mid Century Stone Age

Catarina and Eva



The stupid artist himself, by Catarina(above) and Eva(below)


 

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Altadena Burning

LA wildfire in January 2025
 

The current version under daylight
 

slightly earlier with UV lighting


 








Saturday, March 22, 2025

We have Cats

 

 


Josh Shipton, Valerios Calocerinos, and Marie-Louise at Ochredfern last  night

Sunday, March 9, 2025

International Women's Day at Moshpit - WhatEva and Lawine

 


WhatEva (Eva,Art, Vince and Conrad ) playing their set for the IWD fundraiser at Moshpit last night


Lawine with Hiske Weijers (right), Helena Heinzman and Tim O'Driscoll on drums - the first O'Driscoll I've ever met in person, outside of my family.

Saturday, March 1, 2025

Cedar Leaves and the Nambucca River

 

A few drawings from my trip to Nambucca Heads and the mid North coast

cedar leaves


 Nambucca River

tree behind a fence and caravan

Jamming - Paul and Guy




Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Sunday, February 9, 2025

Sketches of Martin

Artist Martin Walsh

 


Rock against Racism at the Red Rattler

 A great show organised by Eva  from Whateva,and MCed  by Deb Nankervis. It was a fundraiser for the Women And Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC)

Les performing  on the Yidarki after welcoming us to Gadigal country along with some preliminary  sketching
Allis Well

Samovar
 
Melita Rowston

 
Wicked Envy

 
Lou Steer  and Whateva Eva

The Rosmery sisters
 

 


Saturday, February 1, 2025

LA cars

People getting out of the fire zone in LA 

most recent under daylight,

and artificial with some UV.

More smoke!

This is the painting so far under 3 different lights

above is artificial light. White and UV led lamps

The photograph above is in daylight.

Below using the light of a UV headlamp

 
Here are earlier versions, feeling towards a composition



 

Monday, January 20, 2025

WHATEVA in Woy Woy

 

On my way to Newcastle, I stopped off in Woy Woy to see WhatEVA at the Link and Pin cafe. Thanks to Eva, Art, Vince and Conrad for a great show, and apologies for being late and missing the other acts.

 

 
Here are a couple of drawings I did on the train beforehand to warm myself up a bit