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Life Drawing
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been attending life drawing sessions at a little gallery in Redfern called Peach Black. The drawings from such sessions are scattered throughout this post. I was first invited by a friend and graphic designer, Shev, who’s been attending the sessions for years. I’m more used to drawing environments quickly…
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Artist Talk
Foreword Before I say anything, I would like to express my gratitude to all who have viewed the gallery installation or joined Marcus and me at Kinokuniya for today’s event (17/5/25).I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to those who have purchased a copy of Young Man. As my own and the studio’s…
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To Keep A Sketchbook
This sketchbook to me, is no ordinary sketchbook. It has traveled further than any other sketchbook I have owned before. This sketchbook started Christmas Eve, 24/12/2024, and has traveled with me and my partner Raina from the familiarity of Australia to the new and fantastic world of Hong Kong and Singapore (even picked up a…
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Imprinting Passion
You never truly appreciate the craft, unless you get in there and have a go…Through the simple and sometimes complex task of “having a go,” you not only imprint your work onto a medium. But you’re imprinting yourself onto your work to be read and felt by the viewer. On a side note, I don’t…
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Young Man Photography With Paul and Marcus
Saturday, the 7th of December. The day of the shoot. Once delayed however today rain hail or shine we push through. I wake up early at 6:30AM or so to make the drive down for coffee with friends at 9AM in the Carriage works. While picking my outfit for the day I check the weather forecast,…
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In the Alley, observations of central st : wasted space
Over the past year or so, I’ve been pondering, to varying degrees, what the definition of ‘wasted space’ is. More importantly, I’ve pondered HOW do we define these spaces? Does the duality between ideas of ‘wasted / useless’ and ‘full/useful’ space exist, I wonder? My focus in this first part of a hopefully long-running and…