Drawing on paper

Signed on the front.

My artwork depicts a scene from the 1904 VFL Grand Final between Fitzroy and Carlton at the MCG. Here, we see Fitzroy’s Ern Jenkins about to contest the football with Arch Snell of Carlton - all while under the watchful eye of legendary umpire, Ivo Crapp.
It was Carlton's first appearance in a VFL Grand Final. The battle hardened Fitzroy outfit, on the other hand, was playing in its fifth season decider and hoping to bring home their third successive premiership.

A love of football history encourages me to reearch the subject so as to remain true to the scene by presenting it as it would have been witnessed by those who were there.

I create my artworks by building up layers of coloured pencil onto the page - adding detail, colour and tones as I move along. It is a time consuming method, but one that gives me great pleasure as I see the final image slowly emerge.

I hope you enjoy my art as much as I enjoyed creating it.