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Girl in a red dress |
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$ 3200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100cm x 75cm A girl sits watching the world from her confined place. The bird resting on her leg, watches her calmly, symbolising the possibility of her inner freedom, her choice. The image is calm and warm. |
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Before Flight |
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$ 2800.00 AUD
oil on canvas
120cm x 100cm This strong and vibrant painting shows the concept of potential, poised and being centered. The bird rests on the man's shoulders, powerful and gentle at the same time. The man's headspace is up as shown by being surrounded by the blue sky. |
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The Four Elements of the Domestic |
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$ 2300.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100 x 75cm The four elements, earth, wind, water and fire are shown here in a cut-away of this domestic scene: a woman cooks, the child plays in the garden, the water in the bucket drips from the shower above where the man washes, and the clothes dry in the wind. |
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In search of wonder |
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$ 4500.00 AUD
oil on canvas
120cm x 120cm A person walks the thin line of his faith towards a dream, an image and a belief that by staying focused and true he believes he will find what he is looking for. It is an act of faith and the imagery of the tightrope above an abyss and the weight of the ideal suspended in "space" suggests the fragility and temporariness of our life. |
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What lies beneath |
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$ 2500.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100 x 75cm This work is about the uncounscious, the mask of who we project lies beneath the ordinary world we show to the world. The expressionless face, white and silent is about the stillness and universality of man.What lies beneath is ourselves, submerged and unavailable to others. |
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Listening to the earth |
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$ 3500.00 AUD
oil on canvas
75cm x 100cm Figure lies connected to the earth, listening to the songlines. Watched over by the bird, a nature guardian. This is peace, harmony. |
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Straight face |
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$ 2000.00 AUD
oil on canvas
75cm x 61cm Abstract head which explores the minimum amount of description is required for us to recognise the face. |
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A condemned man |
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$ 3500.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100cm x 76cm A graphic image that describes the hopelessness that I image a man condemned to death would feel. The face has no mouth, symbolising the fact he has no voice. The daylight bright, it is about the solitariness and blindness he has been condemned to. |
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We share the same heart |
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$ 2800.00 AUD
oil on canvas
130cm x 85cm This work comments on how all mankind shares the same inner being, a heart. In Australia, Uluru is often referred to as the "heart" of this country and I have placed a outline of a man which encompasses the whole. The lighter upper section is the recent "white" man and the brown earth is the origin, the early people that live here. |
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Across the divide |
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$ 3200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100cm x 120cm Two beings attempt to converse but the static and confusion interrupts the meaning they are trying to express. However, they are both connected to the same source and once they sweep away the static, communication will be clear. |
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Blue bell boy |
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$ 2200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100cm x 75cm Young man is starting out in his life as a young adult and on his shoulder is a small companion to guide his way. |
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To quest or to question |
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$ 2200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
136cm x 90cm 1997 To Quest or to Question was an exploration into how we choose to take responsibility for our choices and actions. By questioning we need to unravel our protective layers that keep us in a "position", our justification for believing or acting, or we can quest and in doing so risk making ourselves a "target". Then we are vulnerable and open to what a new day brings. The images on which they sit are the compost of their lives, cutout of magazines and newspapers from a single day, the stuff of media, that we construct our lives and beliefs around. |
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The tree fella |
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$ 3500.00 AUD
oil on canvas
102cm x 82cm 1998 A colourless man strides blindly through this glorious forest, marking trees to be cut down. This speaks of the arbitrary decisions and the arrogance man has towards other living things, the power to decide what lives and what does not. |
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Looking for a grave |
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$ 3200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
85cm x 102cm 1998 The dingo discovers a man buried in the soil of the forest. The forest is a ghost and the axe buried next to the man is testament to the stupidity of destroying your habitat. There is nothing left and he has become the bones of the earth. |
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Rushing Nowhere |
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$ 2800.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100cm x 120cm 2003 A woman sits in a bar or cafe, and observes the world rushing by, and her thoughts rush through her mind, but she sits, a calm in the centre. |
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Resolution |
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$ 3200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
91cm x 76cm 2007 A stark but striking piece. A contemplative work that changes with each viewing, just as creative thought is. |
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The triumphant gardener |
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$ 3800.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100 x 76cm 2009 Surrounded by a resplendent garden with tall lush trees in the background, this painting is about harvest, effort come to fruition. |
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Creative Thought |
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$ 3200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
91cm x 76cm 2007 |
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Birdboy |
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$ 3200.00 AUD
oil on canvas
100cm x 75cm 2005 A boy immersed within his surroundings, takes on the characteristics of the creatures he loves. He kisses the bird and the bird offers his head in complete trust. |
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A glass half full |
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$ 5500.00 AUD
oil on canvas
140 x 120cm 2009 This work explores the concept of positive thinking in a more conceptual and minimalist way. The thinker has been depicted as a simple form, placed within an ambiguous yet solid form. The attention is on the eyes which are the “window to the soul”, in this case they are looking at the “headline” and the seeds of thought that stream from his mind resulting in the sprouting of an idea that is joyous and light. The red line that links using a purely graphic treatment, the heart with the head, encourages the viewer to move around the work and connects the elements. Resting confidently within the headspace is a “young” voice that suggests he think of the glass as being half full. |
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A Gentle Reminder |
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$ 3500.00 AUD
This work, "A Gentle Reminder" is interesting for me because I am integrating a couple of different or evolving techniques into a single work. The idea of ones heart and mind being separate at times of stress or anger or disappointment and to protect oneself, the walls go up and soon one loses that essential connection we need to function truly. When the head and heart are in sync or at least "talking" to each other. Then one needs a gentle reminder from that voice in ones head and maybe a small gesture to connect back to the heart, a step ladder that links them again. The surrounding landscape is bright but fragmented and the space within which the body/mind inhabits is unreal but evocative of a place. I enjoyed working on this piece, and I hope it will serve as a gentle reminder to me and anyone who resonates with the work, that it is important to stay connected to one's true self.
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In Two Minds |
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$ 3200 AUD
A vibrant work that uses bold colour to create a resonance around the
energy of thought, creative thought. The path of coloured energy that
runs down the centre of the mind is the flow and movement of ideas and
the head waits for the 'decision".
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