Black Classic 9

This painting takes its basic layout from the Penguin 'black classics' paperback books, and is part of a series. Skulls are a favourite subject of mine, and this one is painted in a rough, expressive manner with bold brushstrokes, against a ground of multi-coloured lines and shapes.

The canvas has painted sides, and is ready to hang, without needing framing.

I painted this particular painting for a show in Sydney last year, and it has always been a personal favourite.

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Painter from the Blue Mountains. I've had paintings in the Sulman Prize 2012‚ Mosman Prize 2012‚ Calleen Art Prize 2013‚ Gallipoli Art Prize 2014 & 2016, Gosford Art Prize 2018 & 2018, the ANL Maritime Art Prize 2018 and the 2019 Hawkesbury Art Prize (winner). In the last nine years I've had a lot of success with abstract paintings, drawing inspiration from the covers of 'Popular Penguin' paperback books, from the classic Monopoly board, Uno cards, and other pop culture icons. The paintings are distorted representations of the subject matter, transformed with thick brushstrokes and often random lettering, retaining the essence of the original but also becoming something new. I have had sell out shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore. My art has been featured in Art Edit magazine, The Grand Designs Australia Sourcebook and the Financial Review. PLEASE NOTE - commissions now closed for 2024. Thank you!