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painting and drawing

NEWS! Some of the shoes are now showing at Nexus Gallery in Melbourne. Please visit: Nexus Modern Art for more information

Painting
  • Big, big heart
    Big, big heart (2008) AU$2400 24x72" Acrylic on canvas. Currently on show at Way of Design, Elephant Rock, Queensland, Australia
  • Wahooo!!
    Wahooo!! (2007) 24x36" Acrylic on canvas.
  • no pleasure cruise
    No Pleasure Cruise (2008) 30x48" Acrylic on canvas.
  • Maraetai
    Maraetai (2006) 16x20" Acrylic on canvas.

 

High Heels
  • Walk Away
    walk away (2008) 18x18" Acrylic on canvas
  • Sausage Sandwich
    sausage sandwich (2008) 18x18" Acrylic on canvas
  • cmyk heels
    cmyk heels (2008) 30x24" Acrylic on canvas
  • cmyk heels
    untitled (2008) 30x24" Acrylic on canvas
  • Highslide JS
    untitled (2008) 30x24" Acrylic on canvas
  • Polka dot princess
    Polka dot princess (2008) 16x12" Acrylic on canvas
  • silver
    Untitled (silver) (2007) 4x6" Acrylic on canvas

Whose shoes are whose? is an interactive project that lets the subject take control of the image.

If you have a fabulous pair of heels, or shoes and wish to be part of the project, please email for more details: heels@artballs.co.uk

More High Heels here >>

nudes
  • Untitled
    Untitled (2008) 16x20" Acrylic on canvas
  • Sally
    Sally (2007) 20x16" Acrylic on canvas
  • Blu Lu
    Blu Lu (2007) 16x20" Acrylic on canvas
  • Pepsi nude II
    Pepsi nude II (2008) 36x24" Acrylic and metal pigment on canvas.
  • Tania
    Tania (2007) AU$1600 24x36" Acrylic and metal pigment on canvas. Currently on show at Way of Design, Elephant Rock, Queensland, Australia
  • Blu Lu II
    Blu Lu II (2007) AU$1600 36x24" Acrylic and metal pigment on canvas. Currently on show at Way of Design, Elephant Rock, Queensland, Australia

More nudes here >>

Random Postcard project
  • surrender
    Red (Surrender) (2007) 4x6" Colour pencil and felt tip on card
  • red jack
    Red Jack (2007) 4x6" marker pen on card
  • box
    Box (2007) 4x6" card pop-up

The Random Postcard Project involved choosing a number from 1-100, and emailing it in. The reply consisted of one word, with which to produce artwork on a 4x6" postcard, which in turn was posted to Random House.

I did many postcards, including Dorothy's ruby slippers (for the word 'red') - which has become one of my most popular shoe images (it is still not for sale, but I may produce limited edition postcards in the near future).

I also included some paper engineered 'boxes', and used cutout shapes too.

Commissions
  • At the races
    At the Races (2002) 3x8' digital print and acrylic on canvas. Sited at the Ebbisham Centre Café, Epsom
  • At the Races
    At the Races (2002) 3x8' digital print and acrylic on canvas. Sited at the Ebbisham Centre Café, Epsom

This was a Commission for the Ebbisham Centre in Epsom.

The Ebbisham Centre wanted art for several spaces that reflects the area. My proposal included this image of horses jumping a fence. The image is abstracted and in bright colours for the café area of the centre.

I chose the horses as a symbol for something Epsom is well known for: the Epsom Races.

sketchbooks
  • Drinkypoos
    Drinkypoos (2007) 12x18" Glow in the dark scraperboard
  • untitled
    Untitled (poppy) (2005) From the 'Naughty Books' series 6x6" digital print and paper collage
  • untitled
    Untitled (Tania) (2003) 16x20" pencil on paper

I have kept small sketchbooks continuosly since I was 15. These consist of drawings, writing, collages, pop ups and other pieces of paper engineering, and assorted items that are small enough to fit within the pages that are found in my daily life.

The sketchbooks are interestingly, a barometer of my life inasmuch as that when there are a lot of drawings in them, I tend to have the time to hang out at cafés, or in the street or park to sketch. When they are full of scribbled writing and poetry, I tend to be much busier, or at least have my time taken up in other ways than hanging about in greasy spoons.