fireworks

100cm x 100cm.
photo front view.
photo of side view to see how it is built up on canvas.
It was my daughters wedding celebrated on a small charter ship on the Brisbane river. Queensland Australia.. It was the night of the annual fireworks, At 9pm. the fireworks erupted into the pitch black night..I love fireworks .. I stood , my face upturned,, oohing and aaghing along with the rest of the wedding guests.
Later in my studio I wondered how I could replicate the joy of the night.
I built up the centre of the canvas, in a circle about 17 centimetres round, and one centimeter high like a volcano,then made radiating raised lines outwards the edges of the canvas, with a product , mixed with glue. then put a few more coats of glue to make sure it was cement hard.. what fun experimentation is. Then I painted it with a car chrome paint in dark dark blue. I had to work fast now. while this was still wet I dropped teaspoonfuls of white and gold into the wet blue colour.. then blew each drop to smithereens through a straw.. I kept circling the piece. dropping the droplets of white and gold and blowing through the straw, till I was hyperventilating with lack of oxygen, and I was completely happy with the piece.. whoopee.. I sprawled out on the bed to catch my breath. supremely happy and gulping for air.
after three days and it was completely dry. I donned my hazard chemical mask, goggles , gloves and long sleeves, and mixed the chemicals to the resin, and again working frantically, I applied the resin.
So with love, and a lot of sweat and passion, I entrust my fireworks piece to you. Do not sit it over a fireplace or where air conditioning is constantly flowing onto it, It would look spectacular;art with some lighting onto it.

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I am a painter of many different mediums. A sculptor, writer & adventurer, having back packed around 75 counties absorbing each countries art. I love primitive art. I have travelled in a bark canoe in piranha infested waters of the Amazon and lived deep in the Amazon jungle with an Indian tribe. I have trekked overland from Kathmandu to London taking ninety days, living in a two man tent, and sourcing my own food. I have climbed over glaciers in Alaska.
So I like to adventurous with my art too. I have just started putting my work into competitions.
I have a degree in ceramics, a diploma in art and have devoured hundreds of workshops.e
I love a challenge, a new medium, a new concept. I love textiles and mixed mediums. Much of my work is raised and textured on the canvas. I apply layer upon layer until the desired effect is reached. Some have resin effects, come have rust effects.
I love fireworks so my art tends to pop off the canvas, larger than life. I am a mere 148cm, but my art tends to be large. My sculptures are primitive, sometimes a little scary with the use of many things gathered from the forest; skins feathers and sometimes skulls. The heads handmade from pottery. The feathers are purchased and are pure and sterile.
My life has been a rich tapestry, intricately woven with colours and textures. I live in a semi rural property where wallabies ad sulphur crested cockatoos feed on my lawn. Kookaburras, magpies, currawong and many other species are fed on my back patio, with the huge Aussie gumtrees as a backdrop.
At the moment I am painted with iron paint, chemicals and water to create rust. Wearing goggles, gas masks and gloves to create a rust effect on canvas.
So much fun! But a bit dangerous...