Jordan Marani- Talking head #7, at Daine Singer

Come along to my new exhibition 'Family Album' opening this Thursday 4th of December at 

Long Division Gallery,

Schoolhouse Studios
81 Rupert St,
Collingwood.

Exhibition Runs until the 24th of December.

Looking quite stunning the Chris Ofilli survey at the New Museum.
New York Times

Geelong gallery interview.

video by Ross Bird

photos by Jesse Marlow

The offering, 2012

'Monkey eating quinoa'
A great dose of Stieg Persson paintings showing now at Anna Schwartz gallery.

Basil Sellers Art Prize opens this week at the Ian Potter Museum of Art, Swanston St...

It was pretty dark when I visited my friend Rosa, this week, so could only take some pretty bad shots of her very endearing oil paintings. All framed by her late husband. Her house is covered in them, all painted at a tiny desk in her spare room. Its a great journey through her childhood in Italy, family life and quite a few renditions of Christ in various scenarios. They come in visions.

Been hanging for another Saskia Leek show back in Oz. On now at Darren Knight Gallery

I always enjoy getting up close to Nadine Christensen works, and theres plenty to explore at her new Station Gallery show opening today.

Larina

 Herbie Hancock during his talk on Buddhism and Creativity

Nartchanok

I was keen to paint this little scenario in the late arvo.

Van Morrison - Caravan - live video1973

Jeez the strings at around the 4 1/2 minute mark.

Really would love to paint more singers. Had this big blonde mop of hair I was keen to paint and at the time Carly Simon was playing on the radio. Theres a bit of Carly, coming through in this work. I used part of the line 'the way that you hold me whenever you hold me... theres some kind of magic inside you...' for the title.

An inspiration for 'I can see you, but I can't hear you, turn your camera on' was the beautiful portraits of Jim Nutt. I thought of the title when I was thinking about the difficulty sometimes with communicating on phone or Skype. Their eyes don't meet yours and it cuts out sometimes during crucial moments.

The inspiration for 'Reclining nude with samsung galaxy' was close to home

Wheres Molly? Can you spot my little porcelain bust in Katherine Hattams recent work.

       at Daine Singer

Rihanna and Drake

This guy would sit next to an ATM and watch the traffic all day, near our apartment in Bangkok.  He looked much older than in my painting and seemed so quiet as the traffic buzzed pass.

 

The show is up at darren knight gallery

Think I can see a face in this one.

 

A message from Milly, 8yo.

wow been married 2 years now. Happy anniversary love!

New Show: I can still remember how to speak

 

If you are in Sydney at all in the month of May, come and see my new paintings at Darren Knight Gallery. Opening Saturday 3rd of May 4-6pm, I'm happy I will not miss this one. The last one I had to rush to Bangkok for the birth of Larina.

things I've seen around here

 Larina drawing

 Bubby a bit nuts so off to bed early tonight

 Lady at the beach

 teens in the park around the corner

 Ice-burger before swimming

 Lady at Biccy's op-shop.

 Blonde lady on i-phone while driving big white Land Rover

Lady in the graveyard at the back of the church picking rosemary for fish friday.

 

long weekend!

 

Ricer Rinso's new show opens at Jan Murphy this week

I love some of these big wave paintings of Raymond Pettibond. He keeps it simple and direct. Was lucky to see a big wall full of his work at the Hamburger in Berlin. Like a little retreat amongst the really contemporary art with really contemporary ideas. Sometimes art is the best escape from art.
Venus over Manhattan

 

the anthropology student, 2013