2008 FINALISTS DOUG MORAN NATIONAL PORTRAIT PRIZE

After a Long Swim, the Great White Shark Rests

This painting managed to make the finals exhibition at the state library which I'm very pleased about and looking forward to, especially to get a good look at the other work including

Claire Busuttil Bridge
Jun Chen
Zhong Chen
Louise Hearman
Cherry Hood
Steve Lopes
Guy Maestri
Jan Nelson
Kordelya ZhanSui Chi

Show tours Australia for 15 months

Exhibition details here.

Life Drawing 30/7/07

More gouache, great new model

Where's ya bin?

Been moving house! Starting to settle in now, but the new studio isn't quite there yet.

Theres' a few weeks of Life Drawing to come, but some news, since my last post the Waverley Art Prize has happened, I had two works hung and this one got me a Highly Commended!





And this one will be hung in the forthcoming 2007 Mosman Art prize



I'm feeling quite blessed.

LIFE DRAWING, May 28 & 21

Last night



and last week

Churchie Opening

Well it's great to get confirmation that my paintings arrived in one piece, and to see the hang. Thank you Sue for sending me this pic from opening night. More on Sue's Blog. Congratulations to the winners.

LIFE DRAWING, last 2 weeks

Been slow to update, but here they are, last week better than 2 ago.

On Painters and Painting

I was thrilled to check in to one of the few blogs I like to keep up on yesterday, this one is only a recent discovery, and find the latest entry is all about me! (kinda) . So big thank you to James Roberts, fabulous to be seen amongst the artists you've been blogging. A great read for painters everyone.

painting FIS.55H - Done for the Day

My work van after a day out.

Punchbowl Chrysler another view

Life Drawing Mon 16 April - New Model

All 10-20 min poses.

Some more paintings

Missed a week of drawing to Easter Monday, but been painting so here's a few more from the last week.

Another nocturnal

Here's another, I'm enjoying these and there'll be more, but I'll have to get better pics of these when properly dry.

Drawing, April 2/07, and a nocturnal

Here's my first crack at a nocturnal. Our Life Drawing Coordinator's Impreza parked outside the hall.



And some from the night, one of our favoiurite models.

Punchbowl Chrysler

I've decided I'll now add paintings as they happen, and the odd speech/announcement.

Here's the first one. No drawing next Monday because I'm going to see the Eagles OF Death Metal at the Enmore Theatre.

Anyway, I did this last night.

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