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I can cross one thing off the to-do list for this eve. I deconstructed one bundle of bubblewrapped canvases put neatly together by a kind lady at Fitzgerald Photo Labs and signed the prints inside it. I then decided to rewrap this bundle before unwrapping and signing the next. This was the wisest decision I’ve made all day, purely because it reminded me of how severely lacking my wrapping skills are.

If anyone’s received a Birthday gift from me, chances are it wasn’t wrapped. But if it was, I’m sure you can attest to the fact that I shouldn’t legally be allowed to combine the following in any order: an object, wrapping paper and sticky tape. This applies tenfold when you replace wrapping paper with bubblewrap. The one bundle I’ve rewrapped resembles what I imagine you’d get if you put 4 canvases, a massive sheet of bubblewrap and 5 rolls of stickytape in the washing machine and then left it on spin cycle for an hour.

However, if it’s any consolation that bundle is super-safe. The rest will be unwrapped and signed on-site.

Well… as I write this on a Thursday night with paintings to sign and bubblewrap, handouts to print, and eyes beckoning for closure, and when people ask whether I’m excited the response is usually, “Yea, I guess?” Read the rest of this entry →

Searching for a new topic of conversation I came across a website selling ‘garden games’, the first of which being Giant Snakes and Ladders! What could be better? Read the rest of this entry →

I lol’d.

That’s ~Australian culture~, right? Chortle chortle.

Funnily enough, my Anzac Day public holiday included a handful of stereotypes. I didn’t realise my family were so typical. Well no, I did, and I might quietly like it.

My day consisted of a BBQ lunch and boozing at my aunt’s, including a few of their friends and neighbours’ families. This was followed by an extensive, all involved game of cricket in the park, along with some frizbee and boomerang throwing. For any international readers; boomerang throwing is a typical passtime, every Australian owns one and uses it regularly. Mostly for hunting.

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Danger! The sultry Orange Box is US$10 on Steam at the moment. It’s this weekend’s special offer (usually $30), and you still have time to catch the offer.

Portal alone is a brilliantly crafted and hilarious game that received a lot of gaming awards in 2008. Hmmm… My cat’s sitting on my lap and just decided to rest it’s head on my right hand, which is somewhat impairing my typing. He doesn’t particularly seem to mind, though. Read the rest of this entry →

When I saw my sister today the first thing she said was “I saw a picture of you and couldn’t stop laughing. Do you know which one?”

‘Yeaaaap. It’s this one:’

It’s currently my facebook profile pic, and that’s a bobtail in my hands. I was taking test pics to show Nick what I planned to wear for our interview with Perth Voice, the city district newspaper, after we’d thrown around the idea of dressing up for lols. I just went out to get a quick shot, and was about to go back inside when I spotted the bobtail sleeping in the garden. It was all too opportune! The lighting was nice, I was already dressed like a pompous jerk, and with a bobtail… Well, what a perfectly eccentric pet! I couldn’t resist getting my pose on.

So, soon enough word spread from my sister to my mother, and I was explaining it to her:

“Nick and I dressed up like a wanky artists for the interview.”

‘I hope they didn’t take photos.’

“Ofcourse they took photos, that’s why we dressed up!”

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For someone that “does art”, there sure hasn’t been much doing lately. At least not in the public eye, but secretly I’ve been busy busy. Now I’m in the process of redoing my portfolio website (which I’ll retrospectively link upon completion) so thought I’d post a newish concept that’ll be going up on it.

I did this piece a few months back for a Character of the Week topic at Conceptart.org. I <3 CA.org, it taught/teaches me a lot. The topic was Spike the Dragon Dentist, and I went for a kind of contemporary dragon mechanic character. Yep… Deep.

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Digital what now?

You know, on those computer things, with their megadrives and hardbytes. You can use them for art, too, using software (Painter and Photoshop in my case) that simulates painting/drawing/airbrushing. People seem surprised when I tell them I painted all my exhibition artworks on a computer. For those unfamiliar with the glory of digital painting, it goes a little something like this:

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Some of you may already know that Nick Lowe and myself have been planning a joint exhibition. Any Perth locals are welcome, nay… encouraged to come and check it out! We’ll be personally manning the gallery Saturday (myself) and Sunday (Nick) if you want to have a looksee/chat but can’t make the opening.

When: Opening night is Friday May 1st, 6:30pm – 9:30pm, with some brief speeches at 7:30.

The exhibition will also be open:
Sat, Sun (May 2nd, 3rd) 10am-4pm
Mon-Thurs (May 4th-7th) 9am-5pm

Where: YMCA Headquarters (HQ Skatepark).
60a Frame Ct, Leederville.

Limited edition prints will be available for purchase.

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