Monday, May 2, 2011

Lizard and Labyrinth



18cm wide and 13cm high.
Metallic Acrylic, four blue Topaz, found lizard from the garden on canvas.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Daily Dog Art critic has his say.


News flash from the Daily Dog: Brother Bob the Art Critic said
"Bobo's self portrait shows a remarkable lack of artistic talent. Francis Bacon he is not!"

The Brothers


A pencil drawing of the brothers Bob and Bobo at the piano. Inspired by this painting by Renoir.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Ceramic Finger Labyrinth



Ceramic Finger Labyrinth 2007

White and Red Earthernware

L 22cm
W 19 cm
D 3.5 cm

Sunday 20th March 2011. Traced the path of my finger labyrinth in memory of the people in Japan.
The work is framed at the top by beautiful Mitsuo Shoji ceramic platters. 

Monday, March 21, 2011

Just Fish.



Hebel Fish 2006

 Cats eye Shell, Silver Leaf, Colours from ground natural Ocre.
                      
L 60 cm
W 10 cm
H 20 cm

The ocre stones that I ground to colour this fish are from my large collection of found stones.
This is the ocre that the Australian aboriginals have used throughout the centuries for hand printing in caves and rock painting.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Bobo Bacon






This portrait is painted by John Pearson channeling Bobo to paint in the style of Francis Bacon.  
Here is the  website for more of Bobos self portraits.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Read my hands


Artist hands cast in Plaster of Paris. Painted with metallic acrylic paint.
Right hand: 10cm x 16cm x 2cm (on left in the photograph)
Left hand: 9cm x 14cm x 4cm  (on right in the photograph)
This is the landscape of my hands.